PETACH TIKVA, Israel, December 8 - Internet Gold (NASDAQ: IGLD, TASE: IGLD) today announced that MSN-Israel, the subsidiary it owns with Microsoft Corporation (Internet Gold's share: 50.1%), has recently joined with its strategic partner Pampers/Procter & Gamble Israel, in launching pampers.co.il, a Hebrew version of the internationally acclaimed Pampers Internet site. Presently available in 22 countries throughout the world in 17 languages, the Pampers site reaches over 40 million parents, making it one of the world's most widely referenced sources of information regarding infant development and care.
The new site was built jointly by Pampers and MSN-Israel. The site offers a broad range of up-to-date information and personalized advice provided by the Pampers Institute, a respected independent research organization staffed by some of the world's leading pediatricians and child development authorities.
Commenting on the news, Sophie Bloom, CEO of Procter & Gamble Israel, said: "Pampers is committed to making the most up-to-date child development and healthcare information available to the broadest cross-section of the population. We are proud that our efforts in this area for more than a decade have made us one of the most knowledgeable sources of expert child-rearing information, and are pleased to be able to use this information for the benefit of Pampers customers and other parents throughout the world."
Uri Adoni, CEO of MSN-Israel, Added, "With 3 million surfers per month, MSN-Israel offers Pampers a particularly effective channel for reaching hundreds of thousands of Israeli parents and parents-to-be. We are delighted to be part of this initiative, which will help parents keep abreast of the latest healthcare research and provide practical answers to their day-to-day problems."
About Internet Gold
Internet Gold is a group of communications companies that provide Internet access and related value-added services, international telephony, e-advertising, content and e-Commerce services throughout Israel under the brand name "smile". The broad range and popularity of these services have established Internet Gold as one of Israel's leading Internet Communications groups.
The Internet Gold Group includes four subsidiaries. MSN-Israel, its 50.1% owned joint-venture with Microsoft Corp. (49.9% owned), provides Microsoft-branded Search, Instant Messaging, Hotmail and a variety of portal services. Internet Gold International, a fully-owned subsidiary, provides international Internet and communication services. GoldMind, a fully-owned subsidiary, provides value-added services to Internet subscribers. GoldTrade, the Group's fully-owned e-Commerce subsidiary, operates e-Commerce sites.
For additional information about Internet Gold, please visit its Website at http://www.igld.com.
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