GDI (Global Domains International) is an American company that sells web space with the domain (.WS). Founded between 1998 and 1999 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California. GDI, quickly reached the 37th place in the ranking of "The Inc." of the 500 biggest companies and major U.S., largely due to the fact that the U.S. Department of Commerce has granted the exclusive registration of domains (.WS) worldwide, (as evidenced by the IANA site, which is the agency that manages all domains worldwide).