The first operator of the .name gTLD was delegated to the Global Registry Name Registry on November 2000.The company launched .name in 2002 and offered second level (''''jane.name'''') and third level (''''jane.smith.name'''') registration for domain names including the personalized e-mail address name.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/globalnameregistry www.crunchbase.com]</ref> The company as acquired by [[Verisign]] in 2008 and is the current registry of .name gTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/name/assignment-assumption-agreement-28feb09-en.pdf Assignment and Assumption of .name Registry Agreement]</ref> |