Oct 24--PRNewswire/AsiaNetNEWS CONTENT... LONDON: News content XML-based vocabulary flexible across print, wireless devices and the Web, News Industry Text Format, has been updated at the instigation of the International Press Telecommunications Council, the news provider association said today. AIR FREIGHT... FRANKFURT: Cathay Pacific Airways has extended its freight-handling contract with Frankfurt airport owner-operators for another three years, Fraport AG has announced.ETRADE PROMOTION... HONG KONG: E-commerce opportunities for small and Hong Kong medium-sized enterprises were boosted today by the launch of a new Internet-based services hub, the Trade Utility Hub, pioneered by the Trade Development Council, according to a news release.CHINESE TEXT... BEIJING: Intuitive text entry will be introduced in Chinese to electronic devices, following Zi Corporation's launch of eZiText Chinese Lite at this week's PT Wireless & Networks Comm China, the company said.CREDIT PARTNER PROGRAM... PARIS: Sydney-based Cards etc has joined the Visa Smart Partner program and today announced the introduction of the 'Arterium: Smart Software for Visa Members' offer which would assist Visa member banks to roll-out of multi-application smart card programs, a press release has said.FASTER INTERNET... TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan will launch a faster connection as part of its consumer line-up - IIJmio - Internet access provider has announced.VPN ROLLOUT... TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan has teamed with China Unicom Corp to offer its "VPN service" to eight countries across the Asia-Pacific, the company said.DOMAIN IN DEMAND... LOS ANGELES: Web identity service provider, the .tv corporation, today highlighted the cream of Korean .tv web sites - like hello.tv and deaf.tv - owners of the fastest growing domain name in the Internet's history, according to a company news release.MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE... BROOMFIELD: Open storage network company, McData Corporation, has introduced is fabric management software - Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager - to the marketplace, a media release revealed today. The technology would provide customers with "proactive and predictive management of heterogenous storage area networks".DATA STORAGE... ORLANDO: A new fabric switch developed by Brocade Commmunications Systems - the Silkworm 3800 Enterprise Fabric Switch - would allow companies to connect their servers to data storage devices "creating a highly reliable, scalable, secure and manageable environment for storage applications", a news release has said.ONLINE PAYMENT... MOUNTAIN VIEW: VeriSign Inc today announced a secure web platform that would allow international service providers to deliver co-branded online payment services to merchants in overseas markets. FIBRE TECHNOLOGY... BROOMFIELD: McData Corporation and Cisco Systems Inc have developed a "fully integrated, enterprise class storage networking solution" that uses fibre channel bridging technology, the companies announced today.PROCESSOR STANDARD... SAN JOSE: The latest unveiling from Motorola Inc is the new C-Port network processor family, providing three times the processing capability of previous models, a media release said. The company separately said it would provide the "right products for volumes and acceptance."FINANCIAL RESULTS: HEIDELBERG: Weak provisional half-yearly financial results reflect the "initial repercussions of the events in the USA in September, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen said today. HAMILTON: Asia Global Crossing said today that it will announce its third quarter 2001 earnings on November 7, after market close. TOKYO: Antivirus and Internet security developer, Trend Micro Inc, today posted its unaudited half-yearly financial results, reporting an operating income of 1,007 yen. (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).ASIANET