<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Company's Financial Statements for the six month period ending June 30, 2000 included in the Company's Form 10-Q filed August 11, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000895921 <NAME> BE INCORPORATED <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 13,717 <SECURITIES> 8,587 <RECEIVABLES> 129 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 23,018 <PP&E> 1,443 <DEPRECIATION> (966) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,876 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,326 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 36 <OTHER-SE> 22,009 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,876 <SALES> 396 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 396 <CGS> 554 <TOTAL-COSTS> 554 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 11,624 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (63) <INCOME-PRETAX> (11,119) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (11,119) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (11,119) <EPS-BASIC> (0.32) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.32)