<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 10Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1999. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 7,531,747 <SECURITIES> 11,941,221 <RECEIVABLES> 4,790,235 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 4,647,174 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 21,182,140 <PP&E> 883,183 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 37,206,458 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 12,555,612 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 11,700 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 24,607,906 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 37,206,458 <SALES> 7,826,783 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 15,920,788 <CGS> 10,178,420 <TOTAL-COSTS> 7,652,673 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (11,200) <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (194,203) <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,704,902) <INCOME-TAX> (213,667) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,491,235) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,491,235) <EPS-BASIC> (0.13) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.13)