<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from EMC Corporation financial statements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <CASH> 816,283 <SECURITIES> 694,886 <RECEIVABLES> 983,739 <ALLOWANCES> 7,798 <INVENTORY> 526,624 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 3,145,024 <PP&E> 666,379 <DEPRECIATION> 400,019 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,858,628 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 707,989 <BONDS> 491,841 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 5,062 <OTHER-SE> 3,589,021 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,858,628 <SALES> 1,055,546 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,127,955 <CGS> 527,409 <TOTAL-COSTS> 852,730 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 5,194 <INCOME-PRETAX> 294,235 <INCOME-TAX> 73,559 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 220,676 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 220,676 <EPS-PRIMARY> .44 <EPS-DILUTED> .41