<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-30-1995 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-1995 <CASH> 59998 <SECURITIES> 109750 <RECEIVABLES> 279849 <ALLOWANCES> 16047 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 465422 <PP&E> 201629<F1> <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 877991 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 276278 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 1089 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 559590 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 877991 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 586271 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 579995 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 6276 <INCOME-TAX> 2404 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 3872 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 3872 <EPS-PRIMARY> .04 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>PP&E BALANCE IS NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. </FN>