Oscar Rodriguez, President of Abazias.com, Featured in Gainesville Sun; Online Diamond Company Highlighted as Industry Innovator.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2005--The Gainesville Sun recently focused on the savvy professional career of Oscar Rodriguez, president of Abazias.com ( ABZS - news ) , a top online supplier of discounted diamonds and jewelry. The article focuses on Rodriguez's professional evolution and business acumen, positioning Abazias.com as an innovator among tough competition like Blue Nile (NILE).

The Gainesville Sun, owned by the New York Times (NYT), also highlighted how Rodriguez brought this small-town wonder onto the global diamond scene as a publicly traded company. "I am motivated by making something out of nothing -- creating something from scratch, like this business, and seeing it succeed," states Rodriguez. Apparently so, as the article reports, "(His) Internet diamond business, Abazias.com, had sales of $2.06 million in 2004 with an increase in gross profit of nearly 140 percent from 2003, the first year his company went public ( ABZS - news ) ."

The article goes on to attribute the success of this public company to Rodriguez's ambition, attention to detail and tight control of overhead expenses, and can be accessed in its entirety at the following link: http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050509/DAYBREAK/50508024&SearchID=73207537261185.

About Abazias.com

Abazias.com features one of the largest certified loose diamond databases in existence with a database of over 60,000 diamonds, valued at over $350 million. Most of Abazias.com diamonds are GIA, AGS or EGL certified. Abazias.com offers the Couples Diamond which is required to meet even higher standards for cut, clarity and dimensions. Abazias.com is also a full-service jeweler offering a large selection of settings for stones purchased. For more information, visit www.abazias.com or call 800-603-9940.

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