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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, please contact:
Jessica Clark
Senior Marketing Manager
VisionWeb
512-241-8561
jclark@visionweb.com
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Steve Cichowicz
New Era Optical Company
773-427-2208
steve@neweraopt.com
New Era Optical Company Joins VisionWeb Essential’s Network of Optical Suppliers
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 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 Web sites; and other benefits for opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical manufacturers, laboratories, distributors, and patients. Please visit www.visionweb.com.
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