Global Name Registry

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Global Name Registry, Limited was the operator of the .name top-level domain for individuals' names as delegated by ICANN on August 1, 2001.^[1]^[2] It was based in London, in the United Kingdom.^[2]

According to the Wall Street Journal, Global Name Registry planned to "transform the .name addresses into a multipurpose tool that can receive e-mail or serve as a virtual credit card".^[2] The Global Name Registry launched .name on January 15, 2002.^[3]

VeriSign, Inc., acquired Global Name Registry on October 1, 2008.^[4] ICANN approved the reassignment of the .name TLD to VeriSign on January 12, 2009.^[5]

References

^ ".name Unsponsored Registry Agreement". ICANN.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kantrow, Buster (2001-06-07). "Global Name Registry Hopes To Score Big With '.Name'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "Global Name Registry .org Proposal". archive.icann.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ Arrington, Michael (2008-10-03). "Domain Name Consolidation: Verisign Acquires .Name Guys". Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "ICANN .name Assignment Agreement, 2009".

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[1] ".name Unsponsored Registry Agreement". ICANN.

[wsj-2] Kantrow, Buster (2001-06-07). "Global Name Registry Hopes To Score Big With '.Name'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[3] "Global Name Registry .org Proposal". archive.icann.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[4] Arrington, Michael (2008-10-03). "Domain Name Consolidation: Verisign Acquires .Name Guys". Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[5] "ICANN .name Assignment Agreement, 2009".

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