<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 1,606,776 <SECURITIES> 9,206,571 <RECEIVABLES> 1,219,756 <ALLOWANCES> (197,080) <INVENTORY> 211,720 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,611,197 <PP&E> 4,191,769 <DEPRECIATION> (1,688,821) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 17,032,067 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,399,616 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 11,988,205 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 3,396,663 <OTHER-SE> 547,948 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,379,234 <SALES> 5,630,469 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 5,849,349 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,453,120 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,396,229 <INCOME-TAX> 565,623 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 830,606 <EPS-PRIMARY> $.03 <EPS-DILUTED> 0