<s>
The	O
Global	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
,	O
Limited	O
was	O
the	O
operator	O
of	O
the	O
.name	O
top-level	O
domain	O
for	O
individuals	O
 '	O
names	O
as	O
delegated	O
by	O
ICANN	B-Application
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
offered	O
two	O
core	O
products	O
:	O
a	O
personalized	O
email	O
address	O
with	O
forwarding	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
personalized	O
domain	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Global	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
launched	O
name	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VeriSign	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
acquired	O
Global	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
in	O
late	O
2008	O
and	O
ICANN	B-Application
approved	O
the	O
reassignment	O
of	O
the	O
.name	O
TLD	O
to	O
VeriSign	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
