<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the unaudited consolidated and combined financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 JUN-30-1996 <CASH> 42,304 1,327,476 <SECURITIES> 10,361,213 8,303,961 <RECEIVABLES> 9,786,123 27,566,943 <ALLOWANCES> 788,907 1,271,631 <INVENTORY> 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 21,133,647 37,592,674 <PP&E> 9,103,701 27,081,663 <DEPRECIATION> 6,059,424 7,837,387 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 30,583,326 63,750,719 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 9,828,164 30,859,387 <BONDS> 3,589,615 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 12,867,430 13,289,860 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 407,000 417,462 <OTHER-SE> 3,383,752 11,330,747 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 38,583,326 63,750,719 <SALES> 50,487,490 56,618,631 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 50,487,490 56,618,631 <CGS> 27,245,961 31,720,505 <TOTAL-COSTS> 45,871,392 50,339,387 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (2,948,571) 84,566 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 459,589 459,570 <INCOME-PRETAX> 7,085,080 5,735,108 <INCOME-TAX> 2,928,996 2,416,860 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 4,156,084 3,318,248 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 4,156,084 3,318,248 <EPS-PRIMARY> .08 .06 <EPS-DILUTED> .08 .06