Geneva, Switzerland – February 24, 2009. IDEX Online SA (www.idexonline.com), a leading provider of trading services and content for the diamond industry, today announced that it has deepened its longstanding cooperation with Tacy Ltd. of Chaim Even-Zohar and it will now produce and distribute the renowned industry publication Diamond Intelligence Briefs (DIB).

 

To ensure the quick delivery, and to meet the rapid changes taking place in the diamond world, the publication is shifting from print to a PDF format that will be immediately emailed out to subscribers. Not only will this provide DIB subscribers with major industry stories and analysis as they break – keeping readers a step ahead of the rest – but it is also a big step in becoming a "greener" operation.

 

In addition, this move to a paperless format means that DIB subscribers now have online access both to the DIB and to the online DIB archives.

 

“After more than 25 years of continuous publication, this is just the next step in a series of changes ensuring that the DIB remains up-to-date and authoritative, without jeopardizing its staunch independence. It's now more crucial than ever for industry leaders and executives to be kept appraised of events, background stories and analyses, as and when they happen or become available," said Chaim Even-Zohar, principal of Tacy Ltd., the publishers of DIB. "The online version will also ease the adding of relevant source documents, to enable readers to draw their own independent conclusion. The teaming up of DIB with IDEX Online will prove again the famous industry adage that 'one and one make more than two', all to the benefit of our subscribers," he added.

 

“It is a great privilege for us to join forces with Mr. Even-Zohar. I trust the whole industry will benefit from his opinions which serve as a ‘lighthouse’ to the diamond industry.” Said Mr. Ehud Cohen, Chairman of the IDEX Online Group

 

"Linking IDEX Online and DIB together is extremely exciting," said Edahn Golan IDEX Online editor-in-chief and the new DIB managing editor. "It is the culmination of a long and fruitful relationship between two well known and well respected industry entities."

 

To mark the cooperation between these two industry leaders, new subscribers of the DIB who sign up for a year's subscription before March 15 will receive an extra three months of news, views and analysis, at no extra cost.  

 

About IDEX Online

IDEX Online (www.idexonline.com) is a leading provider of trading services and content for the diamond industry. Anchored by the world's largest online diamond inventory, valued at over $3 billion with more than 3,000 buyer requests at a given time, IDEX Online's offering includes objective wholesale pricing information, market trends, Guaranteed Diamond Transactions™ and up-to-date industry news and analysis. Founded in 2000 by experienced industry professionals, IDEX Online maintains offices in all major diamond centers worldwide, ensuring a secure, unbiased and user-friendly environment to meet the needs of thousands of traders anytime, anywhere.

 

About Diamond Intelligence Briefs

Diamond Intelligence Briefs (www.diamondintelligence.com) is the world's most authoritative, staunchly independent and widely quoted international diamond industry resource. Fore more than 25 years of continuous publication, Diamond Intelligence Briefs has offered up-to-date, accurate, independent news, analysis and inside information of the latest developments affecting the diamond industry pipeline from mine to retailer.

 

For further information contact:

Edahn Golan

Diamond Intelligence Briefs Managing Editor

Email: dib [at] idexonline [dot] com

Tel: +972 (0) 3575 7455