<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EMC CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 983,784 <SECURITIES> 402,113 <RECEIVABLES> 814,076 <ALLOWANCES> 7,645 <INVENTORY> 480,856 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,765,689 <PP&E> 487,668 <DEPRECIATION> 298,348 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,963,199 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 600,940 <BONDS> 517,500 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 4,995 <OTHER-SE> 2,759,008 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,963,199 <SALES> 1,724,755 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,780,353 <CGS> 898,616 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,369,368 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,729 <INCOME-PRETAX> 447,481 <INCOME-TAX> 111,870 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 335,611 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 335,611 <EPS-PRIMARY> .67 <EPS-DILUTED> .64