<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> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 666,774 <SECURITIES> 679,752 <RECEIVABLES> 1,135,956 <ALLOWANCES> 11,952 <INVENTORY> 522,456 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 3,132,645 <PP&E> 724,475 <DEPRECIATION> 441,692 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,269,065 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 813,697 <BONDS> 491,636 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 10,134 <OTHER-SE> 3,876,387 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,269,065 <SALES> 2,265,514 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,419,778 <CGS> 1,098,225 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,779,539 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,883 <INCOME-PRETAX> 679,419 <INCOME-TAX> 169,885 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 509,564 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 509,564 <EPS-BASIC> .50 <EPS-DILUTED> .47