Corporation for National Research Initiatives
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The Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), based in Reston, Virginia
, is a non-profit organization
founded in 1986 by Robert E. Kahn
as an "activities center around strategic development of network-based information technologies", including the National Information Infrastructure
in the United States
. CNRI publishes D-Lib Magazine
, a journal of digital library research and development. It also develops the Handle System
for managing and locating digital information. CNRI formerly operated the Secretariat of the Internet Engineering Task Force
.
Reston, Virginia
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census...
, is a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
founded in 1986 by Robert E. Kahn
Bob Kahn
Robert Elliot Kahn is an American Internet pioneer, engineer and computer scientist, who, along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol , the fundamental communication protocols at the heart of the Internet.-Career:After receiving a B.E.E...
as an "activities center around strategic development of network-based information technologies", including the National Information Infrastructure
National Information Infrastructure
The National Information Infrastructure was the product of the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991. It was a telecommunications policy buzzword, which was popularized during the Clinton Administration under the leadership of Vice-President Al Gore...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. CNRI publishes D-Lib Magazine
D-Lib Magazine
D-Lib Magazine is an on-line magazine dedicated to digital library research and development. Current and past issues are available free of charge. The publication is financially supported by contributions from the...
, a journal of digital library research and development. It also develops the Handle System
Handle System
The Handle System is a technology specification for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent identifiers for digital objects and other resources on the Internet...
for managing and locating digital information. CNRI formerly operated the Secretariat of the Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force develops and promotes Internet standards, cooperating closely with the W3C and ISO/IEC standards bodies and dealing in particular with standards of the TCP/IP and Internet protocol suite...
.