(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 bYICANN. Start . . (2003-04-16)