<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFO. EXTRACTED FROM THE BAL. SHEETS AS OF 12-31-98 AND 9-30-99 AND THE STMTS. OF OPS. FOR THE PER. FROM INCEPTION (4-27-98) - 12-31-98 AND THE 9 MOS. ENDED 9-30-99 AND STMTS. OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE PER. FROM INCEPTION (4-27-98) - 12-31-98 AND THE 9 MOS. ENDED 9-30-99 AND NOTES THERETO AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FIN. STMTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLAR <PERIOD-TYPE> OTHER 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> APR-27-1998 JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 SEP-30-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 <CASH> 2558 16427 <SECURITIES> 0 10059 <RECEIVABLES> 168 401 <ALLOWANCES> (5) (44) <INVENTORY> 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2741 26881 <PP&E> 192 1134 <DEPRECIATION> 22 143 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2924 28049 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 101 1013 <BONDS> 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 3371 29651 <COMMON> 10 10 <OTHER-SE> (558) (2624) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2924 28049 <SALES> 175 862 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 175 862 <CGS> 52 361 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 939 3651 <LOSS-PROVISION> 5 39 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (792) (2930) <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (792) (2930) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (792) (2930) <EPS-BASIC> (0.45) (0.88) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.12) (0.26)