<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EMC CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 1,439,501 <SECURITIES> 657,027 <RECEIVABLES> 1,571,613 <ALLOWANCES> 34,704 <INVENTORY> 678,518 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 4,620,166 <PP&E> 1,114,406 <DEPRECIATION> 922,654 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,759,196 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,497,055 <BONDS> 212,472 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 10,850 <OTHER-SE> 5,869,657 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,759,196 <SALES> 1,625,447 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,822,598 <CGS> 791,059 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,400,958 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,871 <INCOME-PRETAX> 454,776 <INCOME-TAX> 122,789 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 331,987 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 331,987 <EPS-BASIC> .32 <EPS-DILUTED> .30