<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1999. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <CASH> 11,159,639 <SECURITIES> 12,062,028 <RECEIVABLES> 2,715,337 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 5,621,161 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 26,188,215 <PP&E> 911,304 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 42,708,497 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 18,034,578 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 11,698 <OTHER-SE> 24,630,981 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 42,708,497 <SALES> 3,612,774 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 7,716,841 <CGS> 5,275,642 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,351,562 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 129,798 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (103,347) <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,807,016) <INCOME-TAX> (309,906) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,497,110) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,497,110) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.13) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.13)