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// KEY POINTS

IVS, designer of technologies

Founded by Benoist MONOT, IVS group (Interactif Visuel Système) designs, markets and distributes innovative technological solutions since 1996.

With more than 150 employees, a powerful R&D department (software and hardware) and integrated manufacturing, IVS Group equips more than 30,000 points of sale across 5 continents.

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// KEY SKILLS

Innovative digital solutions for opticians

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SALES SUPPORT
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TRAINING

To ensure continuous development of high-tech solutions, product managers closely track all product line software and support. A team of R&D and computer engineers oversee innovation and production of measurements solutions and sales supports at the company. Their shared objective is to preempt opticians’ needs with patented technological innovations.

The sales team is located throughout France, offering a personalised service and proximity to its clients. The team is familiar with all of our solutions and is available to provide expert answers to technical questions.

ACTIVISU® has always had a presence abroad and has an export division in France and a hundred distributors around the world. On-site installation and maintenance of all our solutions is performed by our employees distributed across France. A technician is always available during the holidays. In FRANCE, Support is available from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Support OUTSIDE OF FRANCE is available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. Calls are recorded and cases are handled individually. We respond to inquiries quickly and schedule any necessary repairs promptly.

Clients in France may choose to receive training on ACTIVISU® equipment from our team of certified opticians. For our international customers, training sessions and tutorials are available from our licensed distributors upon installation of equipment. Also, licensed distributors perform installation and maintenance of our solutions.

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// COMPANY HISTORY

IVS Group key dates

1996

Creation of IVS GROUP and its first virtual reality application.

1998

Set-up of an international sales network, with a presence in 15 countries around the world.

2000

Launch of ACTIVISU VIRTUAL, the first sales application to use virtual reality as a selling technique. ACTIVISU received the SILMO D’OR award for this store and web-based solution.

2001

ACTIVISU wins LSA Magazine’s Innovation prize. Launch of the EXPERT range.

2003

ACTIVISU wins its second SILMO D’OR award for its EXPERT measurements solution.

2005

Set-up of the firm’s subsidiary ACTIV’SCREEN, to develop Digital Media solutions for points of sale.

2007

ACTIVISU increases its focus on technological innovation by opening an electronics and hardware Research & Development unit in Shanghai.

2008

A new subsidiary, ITC (IVS Technical Center), is founded to provide pre-sales, installation, maintenance and hotline support services for ACTIVISU and ACTIV’SCREEN clients.

2010

IVS celebrates 20,000 licences installed worldwide.

2012

IVS becomes part of the ESSILOR group after a strategic takeover.

2014

The group wins a third SILMO D’OR award for its new generation DEEP LIGHTS solution.

2015

IVS wins a third POPAI award for its DEEP LIGHTS solution.

2016

IVS celebrates its 20 years of innovation and its 25,000 worldwide installations. With ACTIV'SCREEN, the group wins its fourth POPAI award for the program KRYS TV!

2017

IVS Group is now present in 100 countries!

2018

ACTIV'SCREEN received the BRONZE POPAI award for creating an application that digitalises the customer journey in OPTIC 2ooo stores.

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