<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-2000 MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-2000 MAR-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1998 OCT-01-1999 OCT-01-1998 APR-01-1999 APR-01-19 98 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 25,477 51,277 0 0 0 <SECURITIES> 0 12,747 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 7,586 9,625 0 0 0 <ALLOWANCES> 1,036 1,025 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 3,165 4,452 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 37,426 81,906 0 0 0 <PP&E> 8,505 11,462 0 0 0 <DEPRECIATION> 4,278 6,135 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 43,974 87,554 0 0 0 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 12,937 15,397 0 0 0 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 5,964 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 44,181 30 0 0 0 <OTHER-SE> (43,563) 36,973 0 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 43,974 87,554 0 0 0 <SALES> 0 14,584 13,327 40,939 36,7 37 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 0 22,842 17,471 62,217 48,880 <CGS> 0 5,389 4,927 15,290 13,6 14 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 5,811 5,149 16,532 14,452 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 11,026 8,024 30,564 23,0 79 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 6,005 4,298 15,121 11,349 <INCOME-TAX> 0 2,467 1,629 6,031 4,3 27 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 0 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 0 4,371 2,893 10,699 7,689 <EPS-BASIC> 0 0.17 0.15 0.53 0. 39 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0.16 0.12 0.40 0.32