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	OPSM and Croc Festival
		OPSM was seeking to enable its staff to provide eyecare to Aboriginal and remote communities lacking optometry services.
		OPSM Group’s community involvement helps to make it an employer of choice for graduates, while the in-kind and cash support provided to Croc Festival help the festival to grow.
		OPSM Group’s contribution has raised awareness of the importance of eye testing and is likely to result in more eye health initiatives in future.
	www.abaf.org.au /partnering/casestudies/OPSMcrocfest.html (942 words)

	20/20 Vision: L&D OPSM style
		A new OPSM brand was launched in new stores, and the balance between patient care and meeting customers’retail needs had to be struck.
		While the aim is to retain and grow high potentials, Georgiou acknowledges there is a chance some may leave OPSM to further their careers elsewhere rather than waiting for one of the ten leadership group positions to become available, but he doesn’t think losing them would be the worst thing.
		Beer is highly optimistic that OPSM will be able to retain its identified high potential employees and is currently working on identifying their next career moves within the business.
	www.humanresourcesmagazine.com.au /articles/99/0c026799.asp (1416 words)

	Ayes have it as Luxottica increases bid for OPSM - Business - www.smh.com.au
		OPSM shares surged 42c to $4.32 on Friday after Luxottica announced it would increase its previous $3.90 offer to $4.35 a share to secure the 17.4 per cent of the company it does not own.
		Two key OPSM shareholders, Perennial Value Management and Argo Investments, have already agreed to the new bid, after holding out since Luxottica's original $550 million takeover bid was launched in April last year.
		Under the new offer, Luxottica and OPSM are expected to jointly dispatch the bidder's and target statement with an independent expert's report in January.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/Ayes-have-it-as-Luxottica-increases-bid-for-OPSM/2004/11/26/1101219750140.html?from=moreStories (562 words)

	Luxottica
		OPSM is undertaking a range of specific initiatives to mitigate against a decline in revenues from Asia including reducing and deferring expenses, seeking rent relief from landlords in line with other retailers in Hong Kong and deferring capital expenditure.
		OPSM is the leading optical retailer in Australia, with 481 stores and three brands - OPSM, Laubman and Pank and Budget Eyewear - each targeting a clearly defined market segment.
		OPSM is being advised by Caliburn Partnership as financial adviser and Mallesons Stephen Jaques as legal adviser.
	www.luxottica.com /asp/comunicato.asp?i=122 (851 words)

	SAS Australia & New Zealand
		Eye care giant OPSM is planning to reinforce its dominance of the local market by using customer relationship marketing to enhance its relationship with its clients and expand its five-country network.
		OPSM, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, is one of the most recognisable brands in Australian retailing, with an estimated base of some 4+ million customers.
		OPSM also operates stores in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, and has expanded rapidly in recent years through the acquisition of rival businesses Laubman and Pank, Budget Eyewear and Kays Optical.
	www.sas.com /offices/asiapacific/sp/newsletter/sep-oct/opsm.html (603 words)

	RedOrbit - Technology - Linux Is Common, But Some Slow To Buy Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		OPSM Group Ltd., a popular retail eyewear chain in Sydney, Australia, is a case in point.
		OPSM, which was acquired this year by Milan, Italy-based Luxottica Group SpA, shifted the mission- critical Legacy Support System in its data center to Red Hat's free distribution more than three years ago.
		OPSM's data center experience was so successful that it has since rolled out Red Hat Linux servers for point-ofsale systems in each of the chain's 540 retail outlets.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=183882&source=r_technolog (1116 words)

	Success Builder - Asia Pac - Cisco Systems
		Founded in 1933, the OPSM Group is an Australian retail chain that specialises in all aspects of eyecare, including prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses.
		In 2001, The OPSM Group management decided to focus on optical retailing and grow by acquisition; the target being to expand to 1000 retail stores by 2006.
		The OPSM Group already had a proprietary system in place at head office, called Focus, which suited our exact requirements and so we decided to implement that across all our new acquisitions.
	www.cisco.com /asiapac/campaigns/successbuilder/casestudies_opsm.shtml (1011 words)

	Luxottica Group Announces Off-Market Takeover Offer for Minorities in Australia's OPSM Group
		"OPSM Group is now an extremely illiquid stock and Luxottica Group is providing shareholders the opportunity to realize cash at a significant premium to the current market price, including the payment of a fully franked dividend if the offer is declared unconditional," said Mr Pasternak.
		Luxottica Group and OPSM Group intend to jointly despatch the Bidder's Statement and Target's Statement with an Independent Expert's Report.
		For additional information about Luxottica Group and OPSM Group, shareholders can visit the companies' respective websites at http://www.luxottica.com and http://www.opsmgroup.com.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-25-2004/0002508065&EDATE= (557 words)

	Symbol Technologies: OPSM Keeps a Sharp Eye on Technology in its Supply Chain Logistics
		OPSM is an Australian-owned company with expanding international operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand.
		However, because this did not automate and validate the complete warehouse processes from order to despatch - as well as generating the associated paperwork - it involved considerable manual reconciliation activities within warehouse operations and the retailers when they received their orders.
		With the new system, OPSM retail outlets and other customers communicate their orders to the distribution warehouse's SAP-based host system, which then raises picking and despatch and delivery orders.
	www.symbol.com /australia/news/05-10-00.html (936 words)

	The One rises on the back of OPSM vision
		OPSM handed business including the advertising account formerly held by Batey Kazoo to TOC, which already carried out below-the-line and planning work for the retailer.
		This followed a successful campaign TOC for OPSM’s Activise contact lens product, which saw a 61% increase in trials and 175% growth in subscriptions.
		OPSM has bought into Ford’s holistic business and marketing philosophy, expressed in the tag he gave his company when the former head of planning and partner at TBWA and Batey set up shop in 1999.
	www.bandt.com.au /news/c0/0c01fac0.asp (565 words)

	OPSM bike handover
		At the recent OPSM Annual conference organised by Motivation World Wide, delegates were required to construct bicycles as part of a team building exercise.
		Struggling to work out how they would be able to ride the child size bicycles, OPSM managers were taken by surprise when the lights dimmed and running through the auditorium came the 80 students â“ and parents to receive the bikes.
		Prior to the event the local Education Support Workers had worked with OPSM to ensure that each of the bikes matched the size and gender of the students.
	www.smithfamily.com.au /index.cfm?pid=2531&pageid=2567&sid=2684 (279 words)

	Business Breakfast - 2/5/2003: OPSM eyes foreign ownership
		The board of OPSM has recommended shareholders accept a takeover offer from Italy's Luxottica, the biggest eyewear retailer in the world.
		What's happened with OPSM is that there's been a new management group that were brought in over two years ago, and they've done an excellent job in cleaning up a number of the non-core assets in the business.
		While OPSM hasn't detailed the impact of SARS on its bottom line, analysts are already modifying their forecasts.
	www.abc.net.au /businessbreakfast/content/2003/s845244.htm (396 words)

	OPSM
		OPSM is the leading provider of eye care and eyewear in Australia and New Zealand and helps over 2 million people see better each year.
		Established in 1932, OPSM is the preferred choice for generations of Australians and now has over 400 stores in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
		OPSM can arrange a complete eye examination with an in-store independent Optometrist.
	www.streetsite.biz /index.cfm?fuseaction=guest.home&hp=10036 (116 words)

	OPSM shares soar after new takeover bid - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		"OPSM Group is now an extremely illiquid stock and Luxottica Group is providing shareholders the opportunity to realise cash at a significant premium to the current market price, including the payment of a fully franked dividend if the offer is declared unconditional," Mr Pasternak said.
		OPSM chairman and Luxottica's chief financial officer Enrico Cavatorta has said that the OPSM was poised to be a strategic link in the global Luxottica network.
		OPSM reported a sharp fall in its interim net profit for the six months to June 30, 2004 to $5.675 million, 48.5 per cent lower than the previous corresponding period.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/news/Business/OPSM-shares-soar-after-new-takeover-bids/2004/11/26/1101219724318.html (420 words)

	OPSM’s Vision is Novell Linux Solutions for Retail Platform
		OPSM plans to continue work with Novell in trialling the use of Novell Linux Desktop and Open Enterprise Server for their corporate operations.
		OPSM’s first step in deployment of the chosen solution was to build and test a standard store image, consistent with its approach of reducing support and operational costs.
		During that build activity, OPSM was pleased to see the inclusion of a desktop lockdown tool which provides a secure environment for all thin client terminals which, alongside intrusion detection and security software, is considered essential to a dispersed platform base.
	www.novell.com /australia/pressroom/pr05au005.html (615 words)

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		OPSM New Zealand is headed ‘Towards World Class by 2005’, and we will have a lot of fun in the process!!”
		Concurrent with OPSM managers meeting at Hotel De Vin, a practical skills refresher workshop was held at the Auckland University School of Optometry.
		This was Anna’s last official engagement as Professional Services Manager for OPSM New Zealand as she leaves to have her second child.
	www.nzoptics.co.nz /optics/opsmpg2.htm (552 words)

	CRM Today: OPSM Deploys SAS Marketing Automation to Enhance Customer Relations
		After focusing on what communications work with their newly defined customer segments, OPSM marketers can now turn campaigns around faster and measure the success of live campaigns to continually improve ongoing performance.
		Analytical insights gained through the solution are affecting many aspects of the OPSM business, not only are direct marketing campaigns becoming more strategic, but these insights have applications in above the line campaigns, in store process redesign and improvement of back-office procedures.
		Initial success with SAS has ensured that OPSM will be rolling out the new software to other brands, Laubman and Pank, and Budget Eyewear, as well as to their Asian businesses.
	www.crm2day.com /news/crm/EpVEyAyukFogYFglnV.php (620 words)

	Luxottica Group S.p.A. :: Luxottica Group Reaches 98.5 Percent Holding in OPSM Group, Starts Compulsory Acquisition of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At the close of the offer on February 7, 2005, Luxottica Group held 98.5 percent of OPSM Group shares, which is in excess of the compulsory acquisition threshold.
		Luxottica Group had offered A$4.35 per share in cash for each OPSM Group share, which was adjusted to A$4.20 to reflect OPSM Group's declaration of a dividend of A$0.15 per share.
		Prior to that, in September 2003 the Group acquired control of OPSM Group, the leading eyewear retailer in Australia, and, in March 2001, Sunglass Hut International, a leading sunglass retailer with approximately 1,900 stores worldwide.
	sev.prnewswire.com /fashion/20050208/NYTU18408022005-1.html (613 words)

	Scoop: OPSM Visique join forces for Lions World Sight Day
		Lions World Sight Day sponsors, OPSM and Visique are working with Lions Clubs New Zealand to build awareness of the importance of regular eye tests for early detection of eye problems and diseases.
		Eye care messages are particularly important for two groups: people over forty, as the risk of eye diseases and conditions increase with age; and children, because poor vision can limit their ability to learn, read and play sport and often children don’t recognise they have vision problems.
		OPSM recommend that children’s eyes are examined before they start school to identify and treat any problems.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/GE0210/S00019.htm (1776 words)

	OPSM - The One Centr - Radical Films - OPSM gets ugly to grow market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		According to OPSM only 5% of Australians wear contact lenses compared to their UK and US counterparts, of whom 15-20% wear them.
		According to marketing communications manager at OPSM, David Wortherspoon OPSM is working to grow its share of the contact lens market by 200—300% over the next five years.
		When we did research for this project we found that the legacy of this was still apparent and there was limited awareness of how far contacts had moved on and how easy they are to wear,” Wortherspoon said.
	www.bandt.com.au /news/21/0c01da21.asp (268 words)

	ABC Business News - 20/09/02 : OPSM focuses on Hong Kong expansion
		The Australian optical retailer, OPSM, is making a significant expansionary move in Hong Kong.
		The acquisition, alongside OPSM's 31 existing stores in Hong Kong, will make OPSM the market leader there.
		OPSM has also announced it is to buy Queensland's second biggest chain, Precision Eyewear.
	www.abc.net.au /news/business/2002/09/item20020919112211_1.htm (135 words)

	OPSM Direct - Online Shopping - Earn Rewards - EmailCash Australia
		OPSM is Australia's largest provider of eye care and eyewear with 350 stores nationwide.
		By buying direct from OPSM you have the reassurance that you will be sent the exact same lenses as prescribed by your Optometrist, and if your prescription changes, OPSM’s guarantee is to exchange any unopened boxes.
		If you are not an existing OPSM customer, you can just fax or mail your prescription or let OPSM-Direct know who your Optometrist is and they'll be happy to contact them to obtain a copy of your prescription.
	www.emailcash.com.au /show.asp?urlid=591&u=&c= (855 words)

	OPSM independents back Luxottica offer - Business - www.smh.com.au
		OPSM's independent directors have urged shareholders to embrace Luxottica South Pacific's $4.35 per share offer for the eyewear retailer.
		The offer, which has been strongly endorsed by OPSM's independent directors, is scheduled to close on February 7.
		OPSM independent directors Ken Potter and Leon Pasternak said yesterday that, because Luxottica already held 82.56 per cent of the issued capital, shareholders were unlikely to obtain an alternative takeover offer.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/OPSM-independents-back-Luxottica-offer/2005/01/04/1104832107822.html?from=moreStories (386 words)

	OPSM - Member deals - MyNRMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		OPSM are the experts in dressing your eyes.
		With the latest fashion brands and styles, you have even more reason to discover a new you.
		Cannot be used in conjunction with health fund associated discounts or any other discount/ benefit from any other source other than a rebate from a health fund.
	www.mynrma.com.au /shopping_opsm.asp (153 words)

	LinuxWorld \| OPSM sees future with Linux
		Eyewear retail chain OPSM has chosen Linux for its IT infrastructure which will see some 550 servers deployed in three countries over the next six months.
		OPSM's group IT manager Alex Chisholm said Novell's Linux solutions were chosen to facilitate platform consolidation.
		"OPSM [was] looking for a secure and cost-effective solution to manage and update its entire retail network and Novell SuSE Linux provided a good fit," Lenz said.
	www.linuxworld.com.au /index.php/id;1235852838;fp;4;fpid;2 (487 words)

	EPS: One-Stop Story - Spectacular rise at OPSM
		Helen Lynch has been appointed chairman of OPSM, replacing Adrian Lane, who retired after 30 years service with the group.
		Named deputy chairperson in 2000, she has been a director of the OPSM group since 1994.
		Chief executive Jonathan Pinshaw paid tribute to Mr Lane for his commitment and strategic guidance over the years to OPSM.
	www.eps.net.au /onestop/story.asp?id=89 (108 words)

	Amazon.com: OPSM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		OPSM PROTECTOR LTD.: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis (Jan 23, 2004)
		OPSM PROTECTOR LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Jan 23, 2004)
		OPSM PROTECTOR LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) by Icon Group Ltd. and Ltd. Icon Group (Ring-bound - Oct 31, 2000)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=OPSM&tag=acronymfinder-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (373 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes: The Vine: Burnout 3: Takedown
		Burnout 3 Demo in OPSM U.S! by djflo
		The GOOD news is that the UK and EU websites for the OPSM announced they are planning to relese Bunout 3 demo in the 49th issue.
		I am working on finding that information out, but we all won't know unless we check at the stores or ur mailbox on the 15th of July(when the issue is planned on being realeased).
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/journal_view.php?journalid=100001168 (500 words)

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