ANNOUNCEMENT
March 10, 2008
Contact: Monica Mehigan
617-612-2034

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry has partnered with Liaison International to launch a Centralized Application Service (OPTOMCAS)

Watertown, MA – Liaison International is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. Liaison International together with the Association has laid the groundwork to establish a Centralized Application Service (OPTOMCAS) for Schools and Colleges of Optometry. The new Centralized Application Service is scheduled to launch in July 2009.

Executive Director Marty Wall, CAE comments, "A centralized application service will allow applicants to submit a single application to multiple schools and colleges of optometry. The service will provide participating schools and colleges immediate data on their applicants. The decision was made after extensive review and analysis conducted by the ASCO task force and was approved by the ASCO Board."

About The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, represents the 17 professional Doctor of Optometry degree programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. A number of foreign optometry schools are affiliate members. Founded in 1941, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is a non-profit education association representing the interests of optometric education.

About Liaison International
Liaison International provides state-of-the-art information technology products and operational support for Centralized Application Services and eAccreditation supporting educational associations, accrediting agencies, and institutions of higher education. Along with its subsidiary, Academic Management Systems, the client base spans over 500 institutions and programs of higher education.

For more information about The Association of Schools of Colleges of Optometry, visit www.opted.org,.

For more information about Liaison International, Inc., visit http://www.liaison-intl.com