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In other earnings news, CE Software, creators of QuicKeys and QuickMail, this morning posted a first-quarter loss of US$162,000 as revenues fell 30-percent from the year-ago quarter to $348,000. The company remains optimistic that its core products will be able to sustain operations, and announced that the refinancing agreement on its building was completed on January 31, providing the company with working capital.

In the wake of the Enron debacle, Apple today announced that it has adopted a new auditor policy that prohibits auditors from performing non-financial consulting. Apple’s Audit and Finance Committee will continue its practice of ensuring that its auditors’ services are not compromised by any non-audit services.

HELIOS Software has announced a test drive of itsnetwork and prepress server software for Mac OS X, including EtherShare 2.6,PCShare 3.0, EtherShare OPI 2.1, PDF Handshake 2.0, and Print Preview 1.1.The test drive enables three concurrent users to evaluate the products for30 days free of charge.

The Shoah Visual History Foundation, anorganization founded by filmmaker Steven Spielberg following the filming ofSchindler’s List in 1994, has opened a Web site featuring video snippets ofHolocaust survivor and witness testimonies, as noted by c|net. The videosare available exclusively in QuickTime format; a broadband connection isrecommended. The foundation’s entire digital library consists of 50,000eyewitness testimonies.

Micromat has released TechTool Pro 3.0.6 and TechTool Lite 3.0.2, new versions of its popular utilities, as noted by VersionTracker. Both applications officially gain support for Mac OS 9.2.2 as well as bug fixes.