<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             OCT-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1999
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<SECURITIES>                                18,163,425<F1>
<RECEIVABLES>                               15,099,636
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
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<PP&E>                                       5,287,676<F2>
<DEPRECIATION>                               1,276,660
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              44,025,122
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                        8,984,085<F3>
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
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<SALES>                                     10,021,861
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            10,021,861
<CGS>                                        6,560,153
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                6,560,153
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<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
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<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.17
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<FN>
<F1>Includes Marketable Securities @ $18,136,000 and prepaid expenses @ $27,425
<F2>Includes PP&E @ $3,046,049 + S/W dev. Costs @ $2,176,279 + Misc. deposits @
$65,348
<F3>Includes Capital Leases Payable/Long-Term @ $431,053
</FN>