<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1998. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 5,104,965 <SECURITIES> 14,049,320 <RECEIVABLES> 6,048,780 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 6,632,774 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 22,922,244 <PP&E> 1,089,935 <DEPRECIATION> 254,749 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 43,030,816 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 17,115,453 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 11,613 <OTHER-SE> 25,903,750 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 43,030,816 <SALES> 11,276,338 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 18,682,766 <CGS> 11,785,939 <TOTAL-COSTS> 6,320,365 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (77,438) <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (304,960) <INCOME-PRETAX> (17,551,518) <INCOME-TAX> (61,006) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (17,490,512) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (17,490,512) <EPS-PRIMARY> (1.56) <EPS-DILUTED> 0