Oct 18--PRNewswire/AsiaNetCREDIT SCORE... AUCKLAND: Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd's AA- credit rating from Standard & Poor's is a benchmark to exceed, CEO Craig Norgate said today. "The rating is a solid endorsement of our balance sheet strength, diversity, global positioning and strategic importance to the New Zealand economy," he said. INNOVATIVE TVS... NAGOYA: A consortium of European organisations dedicated to the development of consumer-priced, large area, thin, flat-panel, colour TV displays based on field emission display (FED) technology has been awarded 1.31 million Euros as part of the European Union's prestigious Fifth Framework Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme, a media release stated today.APEC WEBCAST... HONG KONG: The looming APEC CEO Summit 2001 will be webcast by satellite broadband company, Speedcast Limited, and Hownew International Media Group, the companies have jointly announced.HONG KONG AIRPORT... FRANKFURT: The Tradeport Hong Kong consortium - which includes the Pantares alliance partners Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide and Schiphol Group - today held its ground-breaking ceremony for construction of a HK$500 million cargo logistics center at Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok due 2003, a news release said.ORGANISATIONAL REFORM... HEIDELBERG: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen will undergo organisational reform emphasising cooperation between its corporate communications and marketing units, the company said today.SPORTING MEMORABILIA... CARLSBAD: Barry Bonds set a new home-run record, but Ichiro is still the fan favorite -- especially among memorabilia collectors who are paying record amounts for his collectibles, The Upper Deck company said today.WATER PRODUCTS... HONG KONG: Euro Tech Holdings has opening an outlet in Beijing to sellinventoried water, waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments and other electronics testing equipment, the company said today. OPTICAL CONFERENCE SAN MATEO: Optical communication components industry professionals involved with technology forecasting, competitive analysis, sales and distribution channel analysis, financial analysis, and strategic business planning will be on-site at ElectroniCast's Optical Communications Components Conference on October 24, a press release revealed today.FUEL-CELL CARS... TOKYO: General Motors today announced its benchmark in fuel-cell technology vehicles at a Tokyo seminar, signalling its vision of tomorrow's transportation, according to a news release.MULTIMEDIA ALLIANCE... SANTA CLARA: A broad strategic alliance cross-licensing multimedia technology has been struck between Nvidia Corporation and Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, the companies have jointly announced. ONLINE SHOPPING... SANTA CLARA: Nvidia Corporation today announced the opening of its online shopping site "Gear Store" at www.nvidiashop.com.INSURANCE AWARD... SEOUL: The Asian Insurance Industry Award for "Innovation of the Year" has gone to Lina, the Korean branch of Cigna International, according to a media release..BIZ DOMAIN STERLING: Registry operator for .biz domain names, NeuLevel Inc, has said that .biz will go live on October 23.DATA STORAGE... MILPITAS: LSI Logic Storage Systems Inc., supplier of innovative storage solutions for open enterprise, today announced that it has provided 46 high performance, high availability, MetaStor(R) E4400 storage systems to Sandia National Laboratories.FINANCIAL RESULTS: CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals today reported consolidated revenue of US$ 82.2 million for the quarter just passed. BROOMFIELD: Open storage network company, McData Corporation, today posted a record third quarter revenue of $US 86.6 million. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced third quarter net revenue of $407.1 million, compared to $404.3 million for second quarter 2001. (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).