Leo Mac Canna, CEO, Ocuco, left, with Rick Spencer, former CEO, Acumenex.

TORONTO, Canada and DUBLIN, Ireland—Ocuco, the Dublin-based international optical software company, has acquired the optical business of Acumenex, provider of e-commerce solutions to leading chains, insurers and independent eyecare practitioners in the U.S. and Canada.

Ocuco said the acquisition of Acumenex, based in Toronto, is part of its global omni-channel strategy for its independent and chain customers around the world. Ocuco will add Acumenex’s webstore and supply chain integration capabilities to its own independent eyecare practitioner-focused e-commerce solutions, and integrate them to its current PoS, practice management and e-Scheduler products to allow its customers to offer a seamlessly integrated online and off-line experience to their customers.

“We believe that all optical practitioners will have to offer omni-channel services such as on-line access to appointments and purchasing and replenishment to their customers, both to protect their business from predation by increasingly sophisticated online retailers, and to grow their business. Integration with the practice management system will be a key part of making this work and keeping track of the client’s overall relationship with the practice” said Leo Mac Canna, Ocuco CEO.

No redundancies are forecast and service will continue to be provided to Acumenex’s customers under the Ocuco banner. Former Acumenex CEO Rick Spencer will join Ocuco’s team of 190 people, bringing software to over 8,000 clients in 39 countries.