(InterNIC) An umbrella entity created by the National Science Foundation in Spring 1992, in cooperation with the Internet community, consisting of Network Information ServICe Managers who provided and/or coordinated NSFNet servICes. General AtomICs provided information servICes, AT&T provided directory and database servICes, and {Network Solutions, Inc.} (NSI) provided registration servICes. In 1999 InternIC was replaced by ICANN. Start . . (2003-04-16)