Date: Oct. 3, 2000
Link: http://www.xns.org/
Source Author or Organization: XNS Public Trust Organization (XNSORG), OneName Corporation

Extensible Name Service (XNS) is a new open protocol and open-source platform for universal addressing, automated data exchange, and privacy control based on XML and web agents (a technology that automates the exchange, linking, and synchronization of information between publishers and subscribers over digital networks).

XNS is the first universal technology for creating automatic, self-updating links between people and businesses that communicate using the Internet. In theory, XNS technology could be used to enable businesses and consumers to be represented by one simple address, while streamlining e-commerce transactions and allowing every data exchange to be covered by an automatic privacy contract.