Global Name Registry

Global Name Registry

The Global Name Registry, Limited is the operator of the .name top-level domain for individuals' names as delegated by ICANN on August 1st 2001 [ [http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/ ICANN, .name Registry Agreement] ] .

The company focuses on digital identity and .name is a core part of providing individuals worldwide with personal, memorable digital identities. Global Name Registry offers two core products: a personalized email address with forwarding capabilities, and a personalized domain name, together a basis for any URL-based identity service, like openid.

The Global Name Registry launched .name in 2002. According to Wikipedia, the Global Name Registry is an innovative registry operator and its track record in uptime reliability is superb. After the launch of .name, people in many places recognized those facts.

Senior management of The Global Name Registry:

* Founder/CEO Geir Rasmussen
* Founder/President Hakon Haugnes
* CFO Simon Sheard
* CTO Asbjorn Steira Mikkelsen

Global Name Registry, Limited is a privately-held company, its principal investors include Northzone Ventures AS, and Verdane AS.

External links

* [http://www.gnr.com/ Global Name Registry]
* [http://FreeYourID.com/ FreeYourID.com]
* [http://www.icann.org/ ICANN]
* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/name.htm IANA whois information for .name]

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