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". http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kantrow, Buster (2001-06-07). "Global Name Registry Hopes To Score Big With '.Name'" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB991855694886302396.
- ↑ "Global Name Registry .org Proposal". https://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/org/applications/gnr/HTML/Sections_C1-C16.htm.
- ↑ Arrington, Michael (2008-10-03). "Domain Name Consolidation: Verisign Acquires .Name Guys" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2008/10/03/domain-name-consolidation-verisign-acquires-name-guys/.
- ↑ "ICANN .name Assignment Agreement, 2009". http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/name/assignment-assumption-agreement-28feb09-en.pdf/.
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