<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1997 NOV-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> FEB-28-1998 FEB-28-1997 NOV-30-1997 <CASH> 717,146 13,051 1,621,784 <SECURITIES> 20,599,755 3,703,332 2,200,000 <RECEIVABLES> 5,385,921 5,262,242 7,185,435 <ALLOWANCES> (421,809) (775,675) (640,982) <INVENTORY> 511,270 520,785 401,508 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 27,247,240 6,875,250 12,335,605 <PP&E> 2,531,299 3,667,923 5,151,229 <DEPRECIATION> (1,344,134) (1,450,099) (2,144,662) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 29,303,578 13,986,363 17,640,850 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 9,832,783 4,180,453 8,255,592 <BONDS> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 7,366,228 7,423,928 7,366,228 <OTHER-SE> 11,951,467 2,258,782 1,540,279 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 29,303,578 13,986,363 17,640,850 <SALES> 7,026,778 4,856,591 22,593,450 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 7,026,778 4,856,591 22,593,450 <CGS> 4,403,161 3,062,140 14,330,388 <TOTAL-COSTS> 6,522,661 4,760,275 22,032,259 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (16,740) 145 14,686 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 678 116 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 582,745 156,864 724,385 <INCOME-TAX> 263,050 71,000 321,300 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 319,695 85,864 402,985 <DISCONTINUED> (68,428) (291,105) (1,326,729) <EXTRAORDINARY> 8,162,389 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 8,413,656 (205,241) (923,744) <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.22<F1> (.05) (.24) <EPS-DILUTED> 2.18 (.05) (.24) <FN> <F1>BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE </FN>