ASDI Partners With Triple Protection Auto Care, Inc. to Sell Identity Theft Recovery Product

Innovative ID Theft product gives 'peace-of-mind' to consumers and dealers concerning the growing reality of identity theft crimes

HOUSTON, Aug. 10 -- Automotive Software Designers, Inc. (ASDI), a leading provider of software and services for the automotive retail industry, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets: OPSY), today announced a partnership with Triple Protection Auto Care, Inc. (Tri-PAC) to market IdentiTheft , a breakthrough identity theft solution for consumers that is sold on behalf of automotive dealers.

"We're excited to partner with an industry leading CRM services provider like ASDI," said Keith Cooper, President and CEO of Tri-PAC. "ASDI's CRM package will allow dealers to market automotive consumer products outside the scope of the F & I office. In a time where lenders are restricting the dealerships' ability to finance additional consumer products & services, ASDI's approach is refreshing."

IdentiTheft provides a professional ID Theft Recovery Advocate Program to fully manage the restoration process and restore customers' identity to pre-event status should they become a victim of identity theft.

"We believe ASDI and Tri-PAC are a perfect fit, and anticipate rapid results," said Tri-PAC Director of Operations, Danny Madigan. "In addition, ASDI's CRM solution acts as a form of contract production - 'performance risk mitigation' for many of our dealer clients who are utilizing our Information Defense-Red Flag Compliance tool."

Under the terms of the agreement, ASDI will market the IdentiTheft solution through its newly re-engineered business development center (BDC), which provides a broad range of customer relationship management products and services to auto dealerships.

The Federal Trade Commission received over 300,000 ID theft complaints in 2008, an increase from about 250,000 in 2007. ID theft was the biggest complaint received by the agency, and represented 26 percent of all the complaints it received in 2008. Another surprise in the 2008 statistics is that twenty-somethings are most likely to get hit with ID theft.

Nearly every day, there are new reports of sensitive personal information being lost or stolen. Identity theft leaves its victims emotionally devastated as they try to restore their good name, a process that may take years.

"There are more than 26,000 automotive dealerships and more than 7,000 recreational vehicle dealerships in the United States," said BJ Grisaffi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Optical Systems, Inc. "Dealerships today, more than ever, need to make their customers feel secure. IdentiTheft offers everything a dealership needs to accomplish that goal. We have a tremendous market opportunity and intend on seizing it."

About Tri-PAC

Incorporated in 2002, Triple Protection Auto Care, Inc. is recognized as an industry leader in providing vehicle retailers with cutting edge, market-relevant products, services and solutions. Headquartered in Centennial, Colorado , Tri-PAC established its "foot-print" by developing, distributing and managing, dealer-branded, pre-paid maintenance programs and customer retention tools. In 2005 Tri-PAC pioneered the automotive industry's first Identity Theft Restoration and Recovery consumer deliverable, IdentiTheft . Following the praise of the consumer deliverable, in 2006 Tri-PAC, along with its strategic partners, developed and introduced Information Defense(TM), a dealership operational tool providing a solution for addressing all state breach notification requirements, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Legislation as well as Red Flag compliance. With over 100 Agent Partners nationally, Tri-PAC is the innovative product provider for today's retail vehicle dealer.

About Optical Systems, Inc.

Optical Systems, Inc., through its operating subsidiary, Automotive Software Designers, Inc., develops technology and services for the automotive retail industry designed to maximize productivity and increase profits at auto dealerships. ASDI's flagship technology solution, Save-a-Deal, is a turnkey customer relationship management (CRM) tool for auto dealerships. Our business development center (BDC) provides a variety of services designed to help auto dealerships drive traffic to their showroom or Web site, retain customers and generate new streams of revenue. For more information, visit http://www.opticalsystemsinc.com/

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