Sep 21--PRNewswire/AsiaNet E-COMMERCE CHALLENGES... TOKYO: International business leaders today advanced recommendations on e-commerce policy challenges in the Information Age, following the conclusion of last week's annual meeting on the Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce in Tokyo, a media release announced today.GLOBAL CREDIT... CLEVELAND: A $US 825 million revolving credit facility has been established by Parker Hannifin Corporation to override a previous agreement set to mature in October 2003. The worldwide credit project would involve 12 banks from the U.K, Japan, Germany, The Netherlands, Finland and the U.S, the company said.DENTAL PORTAL... CUPERTINO: An Internet pilot facilitating transactions between dentists and their suppliers - Just4Dental - was today announced by a group who promote e-commerce advancement, CommerceNet. The patented eCheck technology would be used for six weeks and participants would "assess the results and define enhancements required for commercial rollout", a media release said. U.S. MESSAGING SERVICE... SEATTLE: Active Voice Inc will sell its messaging service to NEC America, handing the company Active Voice's Seattle business operations, the company announced today. The acquisition would assist NEC in delivering "next generation computer telephony" to enterprises worldwide, according to a news release.KOREAN TELCO NETWORK... SEOUL: Dacom Crossing - the joint venture between Asia Global Crossing and Dacom Corporation - has been awarded a telecommunications network service provider license, which will connect Seoul to the Asia Global Crossing's worldwide network, the companies have announced.FINANCIAL RESULTS: BEAVERTON: Nike Inc's first quarter revenues were $US 2.6 billion, down one percent on last year, the company said today. "We are very pleased with the significant progress we have made in managing through the challenges in our U.S. footwear business and the continuing effect of weaker foreign currencies", Philip H. Knight, Chairman and CEO, said. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).