Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Internet Network Information Center
     
         (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}.
     
        {Home (http://www.internic.net/)}.
     
        {(http://www.nic.net/)}.
     
        (2003-04-16)