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2005
VisionWeb Unveils 2005 “Lab of the Year” Awards
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Austin, TX – November 17, 2005 – VisionWeb, a leading provider of technology services to the optical industry, announced today that it is honoring three of its laboratory partners as 2005’s “Lab of the Year” winners.
The VisionWeb “Lab of the Year” program, new this year, is designed to encourage and reward labs that have shown exemplary results growing and maintaining customer loyalty using VisionWeb.
This year’s honorees are Nova Optical, Orangeburg, NY; Cherry Optical, Melvindale, MI; and Twin City Optical, Minneapolis, MN.
“VisionWeb is fortunate to have the most forward-thinking Optical Laboratories in the industry as part of our growing network,” commented Ron Barnes, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for VisionWeb. “Our honorees have embraced VisionWeb as a tool to improve service and increase lab efficiency.”
A set of measurement criteria were developed to determine the Labs to be honored with this award. These criteria measured each Lab’s ability to migrate their customers’ orders to VisionWeb from the phone, fax, or other methods, and to retain and grow their customers’ VisionWeb usage. The calculations took overall lab volume into account, in order to ensure a level playing field for labs of all sizes.
VisionWeb “Lab of the Year” winners will be featured in a special section of the VisionWeb site, and will receive an honorary plaque commemorating their recognition. For more information, please visit www.visionweb.com.
Labs interested in becoming a supplier on VisionWeb should contact Juanita McLeod, Director of Business Development, at (904) 443-1145.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is a leading provider of technology services to the optical industry. VisionWeb offers convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information, or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb and CC Systems Offer Full Electronic Integration for Laboratories
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Austin, Texas—November 17, 2005— VisionWeb, the premier technology services provider to the optical industry, and CC Systems, the leading developer of optical software applications for integrated Optical Laboratories, announced today the completion of the electronic integration between VisionWeb and CC Systems Labzilla lab management software.
With this integration, labs running CC Systems Labzilla lab management software will be able to receive electronic orders directly into their production process through VisionWeb’s online portal. These orders, automatically checked for accuracy and completeness, are electronically received and placed into processing by the lab’s CC Systems Labzilla software, virtually eliminating delays associated with traditional ordering methods. Customers will also be able to track the status of their orders online, 24/7.
“We are very happy to be able to provide VisionWeb users with access to additional labs to make the ordering of their products more convenient,” said Mike O’Malley, Vice President of Business Development for VisionWeb. “Our ability to partner with labs running CC Systems Labzilla software brings us closer to our goal of seamlessly connecting the eyecare marketplace and serve both the eyecare practice and the optical laboratory.”
“With the integration of VisionWeb and CC Systems, our 150 lab customers are able to connect to VisionWeb for efficient, accurate order processing, saving them time and money,” commented Stephen Cohen of CC Systems.
Tri-City Optical, in Pinellas Park, FL, is the first CC Systems lab to be electronically connected through VisionWeb. Additional labs running CC Systems software will follow in the near future.
Interested lab owners should contact Juanita McLeod, Director of Business Development at VisionWeb, at (904) 443-1145.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers and laboratories simplify and streamline their businesses. VisionWeb offers convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering and tracking; online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients.
About CC Systems
CC Systems stands alone as a unique international software provider dedicated to the optical industry. Its lab management and e-commerce software solutions computerize wholesale surfacing , finishing and coating labs , i ntegrated r etailers , and o ptical w holesalers in US, Canada, Caribbean, Africa and the U.K. . CC Systems is able to provide unique customized software solutions for both the Wholesale Optical Market and integrated eyecare professionals. CC Systems services over 150 wholesale surfacing labs worldwide.
For more information, visit www.visionweb.com or www.opticalonline.com.
VisionWeb and Abeo Solutions Integrate Product Ordering, Claims Management with Crystal Practice Management Software
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Austin, Texas – September 15, 2005 – VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, and Abeo Solutions, providers of Crystal Practice Management software, the affordable solution for a paperless office, announced today the launch of Crystal PM software integrated with VisionWeb.
The integration allows users of Crystal Practice Management software to place and track accurate, efficient product orders from within their familiar software environment, using industry-leading VisionWeb technology. VisionWeb Enhanced, which allows users to simplify the management of complex insurance transactions electronically, is also seamlessly integrated with Crystal PM.
“VisionWeb is dedicated to helping eyecare practices improve their efficiency, and make the most of their technology investments,” said Mike O’Malley, Vice President of Business Development for VisionWeb. “With this integration complete, users of Crystal Practice Management software will dramatically improve office efficiency with a simplified product ordering process integrated to hundreds of suppliers, and streamlined insurance transaction processing.”
Crystal PM provides a full range of easy-to-use features, including patient scheduling, invoice management, and electronic medical records. With the addition of integrated product ordering and claims processing through VisionWeb, Crystal PM software provides even more valuable business benefits for users.
“Our mission is to design software that enables optometric practices to do more, accomplish more, and earn more,” said John Knaus, Director of Sales at Abeo Solutions. “We are very excited to add VisionWeb’s sophisticated features to our suite of services.”
Clients of Crystal Practice Management software interested in the product ordering integration should contact their Sales Consultant at Abeo Solutions to obtain the necessary upgrade. Those interested in processing claims through VisionWeb Enhanced should contact VisionWeb at (800) 590-8073.
About Abeo Solutions
Abeo Solutions, Inc. has been serving the optometry world since 2000. Originally focusing on solving the computer needs of optometrists through technical support and maintenance, Abeo developed Crystal Practice Management software to fill the void needed for affordable, feature-rich practice software. Crystal Practice Management software offers a full range of easy-to-use capabilities that help improve the business of optometry. For more information, please visit www.crystalpm.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is a leading provider of technology services to the optical industry. VisionWeb offers convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information, or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb ConnectSM Program Enables Connectivity for All Optical Laboratories
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Austin, TX – September 15, 2005 – VisionWeb, a leading provider of technology services to the optical industry, unveiled a new program today that will allow any optical laboratory to connect to the VisionWeb Essential system to receive Rx lens orders. The VisionWeb ConnectSM program will enable rapid expansion of VisionWeb’s supplier network, providing streamlined order processing for both eyecare providers and their laboratories.
With VisionWeb Connect, labs can enjoy the benefits of being a part of the VisionWeb supplier network, regardless of the lab management software (LMS) system running their lab operations. Three levels of integration will be offered, with each lab choosing the connection type that best suits their needs:
- Complete-Connect. At this level, VisionWeb fully integrates with the lab’s LMS, enabling eyecare practices to place accurate, error-checked, electronic orders using the lab’s own customized catalog – and have their orders submitted directly into the lab’s production system.
- Custom-Connect. Labs choosing this level will enable customers to place error-checked, electronic orders using the lab’s own customized catalog, and submitted to the lab’s order desk.
- Express-Connect. Customers of Express-Connect labs can place electronic orders, with standard error-checking, through VisionWeb using a standard catalog of lens products. And because Express-Connect requires very little custom configuration, labs can be up and running in a very short amount of time.
“We are very excited to be able to welcome all labs to the VisionWeb family,” said Jeffrey B. Saddington, VisionWeb’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The VisionWeb Connect program represents a valuable opportunity for laboratories to maximize their efficiency and ensure their customers can conduct electronic business with them simply and conveniently.”
Since 2002, eyecare practices have been communicating with their optical laboratories and other suppliers through VisionWeb Essential, a service that allows seamless order transmission between the practice and supplier. By creating additional levels of connectivity, VisionWeb is allowing labs at all levels of technical capability the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of VisionWeb. The result is the potential to connect virtually any lab to its customers over the Web, simply by joining VisionWeb through the VisionWeb Connect program.
“Our goal is to enable all labs, regardless of the software they choose to manage their operations, to provide the highest level of service to their customers,” said Mike O’Malley, CFO and Vice President of Business Development at VisionWeb. “Our new VisionWeb Connect program provides the means for any lab to become a supplier on VisionWeb Essential, giving ECP customers the ability place all their Rx orders quickly, accurately, and efficiently using industry-leading VisionWeb technology.”
Labs interested in becoming a supplier on VisionWeb should call Juanita McLeod, Business Development, at (904) 443-1145.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is a leading provider of technology services to the optical industry. VisionWeb offers convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information, or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb to Integrate with VersaSuite’s Practice Management Software
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Austin, Texas – September 15, 2005 – VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with VersaSuite, a leading provider of ophthalmic practice management and electronic medical record software.
Under the agreement, the two companies will integrate VisionWeb’s product ordering capabilities into VersaSuite’s practice management software. This will allow eyecare practices using VersaSuite to place eyecare product orders to hundreds of suppliers and optical laboratories, directly from their practice management program.
“VersaSuite shares our vision to connect eyecare practices with their suppliers seamlessly, efficiently, and conveniently,” said Mike O’Malley, Vice President of Business Development for VisionWeb. “We are delighted to begin working with VersaSuite to offer their customers a more efficient way to conduct business with their suppliers.”
VersaSuite provides a state-of-the-art, Windows-based software system that offers integrated solutions for managing all aspects of patient, employee, and business-related activities of an eyecare practice. It provides a scalable platform, perfect for stand-alone installations as well as enterprise-wide settings. With the integration of VisionWeb, VersaSuite customers will be able to enjoy accurate, convenient online product-ordering directly from their practice management environment, and track the status of those orders at any time.
“We are dedicated to providing our clients with state-of-the-art, seamlessly integrated functionality to manage all aspects of their businesses,” said Darius Samani, President of VersaSuite. “The integration of VersaSuite with VisionWeb’s industry-leading product ordering software will drastically improve efficiency within the practice, while reducing redundant data entry and eliminating unnecessary phone calls and faxes.”
The two companies will make the integration available to customers upon completion of software development and quality assurance testing.
About VersaSuite
The VersaSuite world headquarters is located in Austin, Texas, with divisions in the United States and Europe. Through cutting edge technology, VersaSuite offers the most advanced and customizable software option available for ophthalmic practices. These options include modules for Practice Management, Electronic Medical Records, Optical Sales and Inventory Management, and Marketing Analysis. Working closely with leading industry companies, VersaSuite provides clients with a seamless flow of information throughout the practice. With more than 200 man-years invested in its development, VersaSuite offers a comprehensive enterprise-level solution. For more information, please visit www.versasuite.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is a leading provider of technology services to the optical industry. VisionWeb offers convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information, or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb Welcomes Dr. Stan Yamane as Vice President of Professional Relations
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Austin, TX – July 18, 2005 -- VisionWeb announced today the appointment of Dr. Stan Yamane as Vice President of Professional Relations. Dr. Yamane will join the VisionWeb executive team and become the primary liaison to industry organizations, helping to guide VisionWeb’s growth and adoption among the professional community.
Dr. Yamane retired from Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., in April of 2004, having served very successfully and with great recognition as Vice President of Professional Affairs since 1992.
“We are thrilled and honored to have Stan join the VisionWeb team,” said Jeffrey B. Saddington, VisionWeb’s President and CEO. “Our organization is dedicated to the success of the eyecare provider, and Stan shares that passion. His personal integrity, visibility and deep industry relationships will provide a fantastic opportunity for eyecare professionals to learn how VisionWeb can help them succeed.”
In his new role, Stan will manage VisionWeb’s relationships with industry organizations, professional associations, and schools and colleges of optometry. Through speaking engagements, events, and writings, he will encourage industry participants to embrace technologies that improve efficiencies and help drive the industry forward.
“Throughout my career I’ve been passionate about the opportunities available to my colleagues to grow and thrive in a competitive environment,” said Dr. Yamane. “Having been involved with VisionWeb since its inception in early 2001, I’m encouraged by the tremendous growth and impact that VisionWeb has achieved in such a short period of time. I’m eager to help my colleagues discover the enormous business benefits of using VisionWeb’s cutting-edge technology to streamline their practices.”
A 1966 alumnus of Pacific University’s College of Optometry, Stan was in private practice in Hawaii for 24 years, founding a highly successful, multi-doctor optometric practice on the Island of Oahu. Among the many elected professional positions he has held, Stan has served as President of the American Optometric Foundation, the Hawaii Optometric Association, the Hawaii Board of Examiners in Optometry, and the Hawaii Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry. Prior to joining Vistakon, he served as a consultant and clinical investigator to most major contact lens and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Stan’s many accomplishments have been recognized by numerous professional and government organizations, and he has served as an adjunct clinical faculty member for several schools and colleges of optometry.
Stan will be based out of Jacksonville, FL where he lives with his wife, Joyce.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers simplify and streamline their practices. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients.
VisionWeb Interfaces with Santinelli Tracer to Give Members Added Convenience and Improve Accuracy of Online Ordering
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Austin, TX (May 18, 2005) VisionWeb, the online service that helps eyecare providers streamline their practices, and Santinelli International, the leading provider of optical lens finishing and edging equipment, today announced the integration of Santinelli’s Nidek LT-900 tracer with VisionWeb Essential. This will bring eyecare practices that use the Nidek LT-900 the convenience and accuracy of remote edging.
The integration of the Santinelli tracer with VisionWeb Essential gives doctors using in-house tracers more efficiency by linking them to any laboratory in the VisionWeb network—increasing accuracy while reducing turn-around time. “We are pleased to work with Santinelli International to increase the accuracy of our members’ remote-edged jobs,” said Ron Barnes, vice president of sales and marketing for VisionWeb.
“Santinelli and VisionWeb share a common goal,” said Barbara Wagner, marketing manager of Santinelli International, “to enable each eyecare practice to make the best use of in-house finishing and remote entry technology.” Eyecare practitioners can now send a lab order electronically and add a trace file to it, enabling the lab to provide the most accurate lenses back to the doctor.
VisionWeb strives to support eyecare practitioners with the optical products and services that encourage their practices to grow and better serve their patients. VisionWeb also helps optical laboratories deliver the highest quality products in the least amount of time while reducing errors.
For more information about VisionWeb Essential, or to become a member, visit www.visionweb.com.
About Santinelli International
Santinelli International is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York. The Santinelli vision has always been to work hand in hand with eyecare professionals by becoming their greatest resource and a major provider of finishing equipment. Through a strong alliance with Nidek of Japan, Santinelli has quickly risen to the #1 provider of edging equipment in the U.S. Uncompromising integrity, operational excellence and flawless execution are the hallmarks of the Santinelli International name. With an unmatched commitment to advanced technology, Santinelli International continues to prove its excellence by providing the highest quality finishing equipment, with superior client service.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers simplify and streamline their practices. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients.
VisionWeb Announces Latest Release of VisionWeb Essential
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Software Improvements Make VisionWeb’s Spectacle Lens Ordering Engine Up To Five Times Faster
Austin, Texas –April 26, 2005 – VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, has announced improved functionality to its spectacle lens ordering engine. The improvements will be rolled out over the next several months beginning in April 2005; the initial improvements focus on speed and performance. The result is online product ordering made even faster, easier, and more efficient for eyecare practitioners.
VisionWeb’s “smart ordering engines” continuously check orders for accuracy when users are entering data. In this new software upgrade, error checking is maintained while speed is increased up to 5 times—a noticeable improvement, especially for members who place many orders and those using a dial-up connection.
“VisionWeb is dedicated to addressing the most requested customer features, and to providing our members with a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, online ordering service,” said Ron Barnes, vice president of sales and marketing of VisionWeb. “These improvements to our ordering engine will ensure that our customers will have the most efficient and streamlined online ordering process possible.”
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers and laboratories simplify and streamline their businesses. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering and tracking; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
New Era Optical Company Joins VisionWeb Essential’s Network of Optical Suppliers
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Austin, TX—April 25, 2005 -- VisionWeb, the leading provider of online services to help simplify and streamline eyecare practices, announces the addition of a premier contact lens supplier to its growing network of suppliers and manufacturers of optical goods and services.
New Era Optical Company, a provider of optical supplies since 1912, joins VisionWeb’s extensive network of suppliers that includes more than 160 optical laboratories, frame manufacturers, and contact lens providers. Eyecare practitioners who utilize VisionWeb’s free Essential service can order products from their suppliers online, simplifying and speeding up order processing and turnaround times.
“New Era Optical Company and VisionWeb strive to serve our customers with greater online efficiency using the latest technology. Our common goal is to provide efficiencies to eyecare practices when ordering online,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development at VisionWeb. “We recognize New Era’s long-standing presence in the optical industry and we’re proud to be part of their online business strategy.”
Herb Natkin, president of New Era said, "We are pleased to join VisionWeb because it supports our goal to provide eyecare professionals with the highest level of service.”
Thousands of VisionWeb users and New Era customers can now place accurate, efficient orders online directly to New Era through VisionWeb.
VisionWeb frequently adds optical manufacturers, distributors, and laboratories to its list of product offerings. For an up-to-date list of suppliers, or to become a member, visit www.visionweb.com.
About New Era Optical Company Headquartered in Chicago, IL, New Era Optical Company has been supplying generation after generation of optical professionals with quality products at affordable prices since 1912. They were one of the first truly computerized distributors in the industry. With their partnership with VisionWeb, they continue the tradition of being at the forefront of the industry’s latest technology.
About VisionWebHeadquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers simplify and streamline their practices. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. Please visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb Welcomes Benedicts’ Legends 4.0 to Online Network
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Austin, Texas—March 11, 2005 — VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, today announced an agreement with the new Legends 4.0 optical laboratory. Under the agreement, Legends 4.0 will integrate with VisionWeb and offer their customers online ordering capability through VisionWeb Essential.
Legends 4.0 is the new wholesale laboratory founded by the Benedict family, which has a long and successful heritage in the wholesale lab industry.
“We are honored to be part of the Benedicts’ plans as they launch their new venture,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development for VisionWeb. “Legends 4.0 is destined to be successful, and we are committed to helping them achieve that success.”
Legends 4.0 is the fourth major optical laboratory to be developed by Bill Benedict during his 50-year career, and will be distributing both frames and spectacle lenses. Once this agreement between the two companies is implemented, eyecare practices will be able to place convenient, accurate online orders to Legends 4.0 at www.visionweb.com.
“We are dedicated to providing the best quality products, and the highest levels of service,” commented Dennis Benedict, vice president of Legends 4.0. “That means providing our customers the ability to place and track their orders with us online. VisionWeb is a part of our commitment to service.”
According to the two companies, the integration will be completed in the second quarter of this year.
About Legends 4.0
Legends 4.0, in Lewisville, Texas, is a full-service wholesale optical laboratory founded by veteran lab executives and entrepreneurial Benedict family. Legends 4.0 offers a full range of ophthalmic lenses and lab services, as well as ophthalmic frames. For more information about Legends 4.0, please call 866-934-0400, or visit at www.legends4.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers and laboratories simplify and streamline their businesses. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering and tracking; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
New Supplier Expands VisionWeb Essential Contact Lens Offerings
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Austin, TX – March 11, 2005 — VisionWeb, the leading provider of online services to help simplify and streamline eyecare practices, announces the addition of a new contact lens supplier to its growing list of suppliers of optical goods and services.
Optical Distributor Group (ODG) joins the extensive list of VisionWeb suppliers that includes more than 145 optical laboratories, frame manufacturers, and contact lens providers. Eyecare practitioners who utilize VisionWeb’s free Essential service can order products from their suppliers online, simplifying and speeding up order processing and turnaround times.
“Optical Distributor Group is a fast-growing contact lens distributor that shares our goal to provide efficiencies to eyecare practices when ordering online,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development at VisionWeb. “We recognize their prominence as a contact lens distributor and we’re happy to be part of their electronic commerce initiatives.”
Jeff Rems, president of Optical Distributor Group, said, “We are very pleased to partner with VisionWeb because it supports our mission to ‘offer more than just product’ and will introduce the many advantages of ordering from ODG to eye care professionals who currently use VisionWeb.”
Thousands of VisionWeb users and ODG customers can now order contact lenses immediately through VisionWeb.
VisionWeb frequently adds optical laboratories, contact lens manufacturers and distributors, and frame manufacturers to its product offering. Visit www.visionweb.com for a complete, up-to-date list of suppliers.
About Optical Distributor Group
Optical Distributor Group, headquartered in New York, is one of the leading ophthalmic distributors in the United States with branch offices in North Carolina, Texas, Minnesota, California, and Oregon. ODG distributes all major soft contact lenses, finished spectacle lenses and supplies for eyecare practices and offers unique and innovative practice-building programs. For more information about Optical Distributor Group, please visit the ODG website at www.opticaldg.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb is the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient, direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information, visit www.visionweb.com.
Optivision, Inc. & VisionWeb Partner to Offer Streamlined Online Ordering
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Austin, Texas – March 11, 2005 – VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, and Optivision, Inc., a leading provider of laboratory management systems and software solutions, today announced their agreement to further the integration between VisionWeb and Optivision.
Under the agreement, the two companies will integrate the Optivision© Laboratory Management System™ with VisionWeb, allowing labs running the Optivision© Laboratory Management System™ the ability to receive orders electronically from eyecare practices through the VisionWeb Essential online service.
“We are pleased to continue our work with Optivision, Inc. and ultimately increase the number of labs connected through VisionWeb,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development for VisionWeb. “Eyecare providers who order from labs running the Optivision© Laboratory Management System™ will soon be able to place and track their orders online, increasing accuracy and efficiency within the practice.”
Last fall, the two companies announced the integration of Optivision with VisionWeb O.N.E. – Open Network Exchange, enabling labs running Optivision software to automatically route orders to other labs for processing.
“Our integration with VisionWeb Essential gives our laboratory customers the capability to offer their customers a higher level of service,” added Bruce Krymow, director of marketing and operations for Optivision, Inc. “We’re looking forward to providing our customers this new offering.”
The two companies plan to begin offering the service to labs running the Optivision© Laboratory Management System™ later this year.
About Optivision, Inc.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Optivision, Inc. has offered comprehensive ophthalmic management systems and software solutions since 1989. Accommodating full-service and finishing laboratories, AR coating manufactory, and remote order entry and tracing, Optivision develops software that was designed in the ophthalmic laboratory environment by lab people for lab people. Optivision has provided solutions built in to programs for a multitude of requirements, the result being a software system that works the way a lab does. For more information about Optivision, please visit www.optivisioninc.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers simplify and streamline their practices. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. Please visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb Members Gain Online Access to Labs Running Optical Software’s OMICS System
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Austin, Texas—March 11, 2005 — VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, and Optical Software Inc., a leading software provider for the eyecare industry and developer of OMICS laboratory management software, announced today the completion of the integration between VisionWeb and OMICS lab management software.
“We are very happy to be able to provide our members with access to additional labs to make the ordering of their products more convenient,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development for VisionWeb. “Our ability to partner with labs running OMICS software brings us closer to our goal of seamlessly connecting the eyecare marketplace to drive out inefficiencies.”
OMICS lab management software supports more than 200 labs within North America and an increasing number outside the United States. With this integration, customers can place electronic orders via the internet to labs running OMICS V6.0 software. Each order is automatically received and placed into processing by the labs OMICS system, virtually eliminating delays associated with traditional ordering methods. Customers will also be able to track the status of their orders online, 24/7.
“With the integration of VisionWeb and OMICS, our lab customers are able to connect to VisionWeb for smoother order processing, saving them time and money,” commented Jodi Nickerson of Optical Software Inc.
Southwest Lens, in Dallas, TX, is the first OMICS lab to be electronically accessible through VisionWeb. Next up will be Robertson Optical Laboratories, Inc. in Greenville, SC and Columbia, SC. Additional labs running OMICS software will follow in the near future.
Optical Software Inc. also plans to incorporate the VisionWeb O.N.E. (Open Network Exchange) process in OMICS to handle order outsourcing between labs. Development is already underway with an anticipated release to OMICS labs later this year.
Interested lab owners should contact Jodi Nickerson, vice president of sales at Optical Software Inc. at (506) 857-1707, or Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development at VisionWeb, at (512) 241-8512.
About Optical Software
Headquartered in Moncton, NB Canada, Optical Software, Inc. is a leading software provider for the eyecare industry with comprehensive management solutions for surfacing laboratories, finishing laboratories, remote tracing and ordering, interfaces with retail applications, custom designed systems, lab consulting services and advanced training programs. For more information about Optical Software, please visit www.omics.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers and laboratories simplify and streamline their businesses. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering and tracking; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
Phase II Will Provide ECPs With Electronic Connectivity Directly Into DVI Labs
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Austin, Texas – March 11, 2005 – VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, and Digital Vision Inc., the industry’s leading lab management software provider, announced today they are beginning work on the next phase of their integration.
DVI and VisionWeb completed work last year to integrate DVI software with VisionWeb O.N.E. – Open Network Exchange, which enables labs running DVI software to automatically route orders to other labs for processing. Currently more than 50 DVI labs in the U.S. and Canada use VisionWeb O.N.E. to connect with other labs and processing centers.
The “Phase II” integration will allow eyecare providers the ability to place electronic orders through VisionWeb to laboratories running DVI lab management software, and have those orders received directly into the DVI system for immediate processing. ECPs will also have access to online order tracking 24/7. The result is increased accuracy, improved turnaround time, and a more efficient way to conduct business.
“We’re excited to be able to offer eyecare providers full electronic connectivity to labs running DVI software,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development for VisionWeb. “This will give us the capability to offer unprecedented service and value to the eyecare market, and bring us closer to our vision of seamless connectivity among eyecare practices and their laboratory suppliers.”
Added Bill Ball of Digital Vision, Inc., “We are dedicated to providing our laboratory customers with the tools they need to succeed. Eyecare practices today expect electronic access to place and track their orders, and this integration enables labs to offer this service, through VisionWeb’s portal.”
VisionWeb and DVI are currently working on the Phase II integration, and will begin to offer this service to labs early in the second quarter of 2005. Interested lab owners should contact Bill Ball at DVI at (503) 231-6606, or Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development at VisionWeb, at (512) 241-8512.
About Digital Vision, Inc.
Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Digital Vision, Inc. is a software consulting company specializing in optical manufacturing systems, applications and research. DVI’s OLA Award of Excellence VISION software system includes RxWizard, an Internet component for eyecare providers and laboratories, as well as complete manufacturing Rx processing and extensive reporting for business management. DVI’s staff has broad experience in opticianry, computer software and scientific and business applications, and OLA Award Winning Customer Support backs ongoing product development, research and customer training. For more information, please visit www.thedvi.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers and laboratories simplify and streamline their businesses. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering and tracking; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com.
OOGP To Offer Online Ordering of Contact Lenses Through VisionWeb
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Austin, TX – March 11, 2005 — VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, and OOGP, one of the largest ophthalmic buying groups and authorized distributors of eye care products, announced today that they’ve entered into an agreement to integrate OOGP buying group billing services and their large soft contact lens inventory as an authorized distributor for the major manufacturers.
OOGP buying group members will be able to place online orders of their spectacle lenses through VisionWeb to their optical laboratories, while maintaining their buying group benefits through OOGP. Other buying group vendor partners will be made available as permitted. The two companies plan to launch the contact lens ordering option by mid-year, once technical integration is complete for a seamless transaction.
“This is great news for VisionWeb members, many of whom are loyal OOGP members,” said Jeff Saddington, president and chief executive officer for VisionWeb. “The addition of OOGP is representative of our commitment to providing easy online access for eyecare providers to order more accurately and efficiently.”
OOGP is one of the nation’s largest authorized distributors, servicing thousands of customers nationwide. OOGP’s soft contact lens distributorship will greatly expand VisionWeb’s offering while providing customers another way to conduct their business and order products from OOGP.
“Our goal is to provide the best service and the best products to our customers,” emphasized Kenji Hamada, OD, president of OOGP. “That means allowing our customers to reach us in the way that is most convenient for them. VisionWeb is part of our strategy to provide unparalleled service to our customers.” Dr. Hamada noted that orders may still be placed online at www.oogp.com as well.
Interested eyecare providers can visit www.visionweb.com to become a VisionWeb member. To apply for membership to OOGP, visit www.oogp.com.
About OOGP
Serving thousands of eyecare providers nationwide, OOGP is one of the largest buying groups and Authorized Distributor networks in the US. With over 100 select vendors available through their buying group channel and three regional warehouses with inventory from all major manufacturers of contact lenses, pharmaceuticals, ophthalmic instruments and healthcare supplies. OOGP has the resources to meet eyecare providers’ every need through convenient “one stop” shopping.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb is the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient, direct-to-supplier online ordering; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information, visit www.visionweb.com.
VisionWeb to Integrate with First Insight’s MaximEyes Practice Management Software
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Austin, Texas – March 11, 2005 – VisionWeb, the online service to help eyecare providers streamline and simplify their practices, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with First Insight®, a leading provider of practice management and electronic medical records software solutions for the eye care practice.
Under the agreement, the two companies will integrate VisionWeb’s product ordering capabilities into First Insight’s maximEyes practice management software. This will allow eyecare practices using maximEyes to place eyecare product orders to many of the suppliers connected to VisionWeb, from within their practice management environment.
“Our vision is to connect eyecare practices with their suppliers seamlessly, using whatever method is most convenient for them,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development for VisionWeb. “We are delighted to begin working with First Insight to offer their maximEyes customers a more efficient way to conduct business with their suppliers.”
With more than 1,000 active users, maximEyes is one of the leading practice management software packages. Once this integration is complete, these practices will be able to send electronic orders to their suppliers from within maximEyes, and track the status of those orders at any time.
“We are dedicated to providing our customers with sophisticated, easy-to-use software to manage and grow their businesses,” said Nitin Rai, president and CEO of First Insight. “Our relationship with VisionWeb will help our customers further streamline their practices, giving them that competitive edge—all from within the familiar maximEyes environment.”
The two companies plan to begin rolling out the integration to customers in the fourth quarter of 2005.
About First Insight
First Insight Corporation (Hillsboro, Oregon) is the leading practice management and medical records software company for eye care practices. Since its inception in 1994, the company’s focus has been to help doctors achieve a paperless practice. Key features include: sophisticated claims management, scheduling, optical inventory management, customized electronic medical records, integration with Eyefinity.com for VSP claims filing, and HIPAA compliant medical records. MaximEyes installations have grown to more than 1,000 practices throughout the United States. For more information, call 800.920.1940 or visit www.first-insight.com.
About VisionWeb
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the online service to help eyecare providers and laboratories simplify and streamline their businesses. VisionWeb offers online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering and tracking; one-stop access to ophthalmic clinical news and information; customizable eyecare practice websites and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. For more information or to take a tour, please visit www.visionweb.com. |
