<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 June 30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 6,411,048 <SECURITIES> 12,154,671 <RECEIVABLES> 2,476,308 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 276,030 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 22,384,820 <PP&E> 5,097,336 <DEPRECIATION> (2,202,435) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 26,422,381 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 6,144,508 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 11,565,951 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 3,274,373 <OTHER-SE> 5,050,488 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 8,324,861 <SALES> 21,006,020 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 21,006,020 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 13,595,009 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 7,411,011 <INCOME-TAX> 2,985,952 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 4,425,059 <EPS-PRIMARY> .17 <EPS-DILUTED> .17