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VISIONWEB’S OPEN NETWORK EXCHANGE RECEIVES NOMINATION FOR 2006 OLA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

OLA announcement marks VisionWeb’s second nomination for an Award of Excellence.

Austin, TX – August 4, 2006 – The Optical Laboratories Association announced VisionWeb’s Open Network Exchange service, VisionWeb O.N.E., is nominated for an OLA Award of Excellence in the category of Processing Materials & Tools. This category includes products and services that improve the processing of materials, including software and technology services.

VisionWeb O.N.E. allows retail locations and optical laboratories to send orders electronically to processing centers or other laboratories. With VisionWeb O.N.E., there is no need to re-key order information or phone or fax the order. This service saves time, increases efficiency, and reduces errors for the customer and the laboratory processing the lens job. Additionally, VisionWeb O.N.E. is the only product in the market that works across multiple software platforms, helping to drive-down inefficiencies associated with the transfer of information.

The OLA Award of Excellence is one of the most prestigious awards offered by the optical industry. The occasion marks the second consecutive year that a VisionWeb service has received nomination for an OLA Award of Excellence. .

“To be nominated by the laboratories that utilize the O.N.E. service is a tremendous honor. This nomination affirms that VisionWeb’s software products are successfully connecting disparate technologies, making the industry more efficient.” said Mike O’Malley, CFO/ VP of Business Development. “We are proud to have the support of our partner laboratories, and honored to be nominated among the most respected companies in the industry”.

This nomination is the result of OLA member laboratories selecting VisionWeb O.N.E. as a product to be considered for an Award of Excellence. The recipients of the award will be selected by the OLA members through a voting process that will take place in October, 2006. Each OLA lab member will receive a ballot, and each company will have one vote to cast for a nominee. The Award of Excellence recipients will be announced at the annual OLA convention on November 11, 2006.

The Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) is the only optical organization devoted exclusively to the needs of optical laboratories and has been serving the ophthalmic community since 1894. For more information about the Optical Laboratories Association, please visit their website at http://ola-labs.org.

Those interested in learning more about VisionWeb O.N.E. and other software and technology solutions offered by VisionWeb are encouraged to contact a VisionWeb representative at 800-882-1446, or by email at VisionWebONEsupport@visionweb.com.

ABOUT VISIONWEB

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, VisionWeb, LP is the leading provider of software and technology solutions to the optical industry. VisionWeb offers convenient and direct-to-supplier online ordering; online multi-payer insurance transaction processing; 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. For more information, please visit www.visionweb.com.