<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Basic and diluted earnings per share amounts include continuing operations only. Balance sheet items for the periods ended August 31, 1997 include the Company's discontinued operations. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1997 NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> AUG-31-1998 AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1998 AUG-31-1997 <CASH> 1,018,664 174,219 1,018,664 174,219 <SECURITIES> 16,873,913 1,936,899 16,873,913 1,936,899 <RECEIVABLES> 3,816,341 4,271,489 3,816,341 4,271,489 <ALLOWANCES> (485,359) (939,402) (485,359) (939,402) <INVENTORY> 594,623 592,169 594,623 592,169 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 22,219,853 7,127,955 22,219,853 7,127,955 <PP&E> 2,601,227 4,662,174 2,601,227 4,662,174 <DEPRECIATION> (1,442,146) (1,917,311) (1,442,146) (1,917,311) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,176,223 12,736,182 24,176,223 12,736,182 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 7,080,570 3,760,600 7,080,570 3,760,600 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 7,286,159 7,343,859 7,286,159 7,343,859 <OTHER-SE> 9,694,894 1,236,946 9,694,894 1,236,946 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,176,223 12,736,182 24,176,223 12,736,182 <SALES> 3,505,137 2,713,537 17,630,623 13,187,103 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,505,137 2,713,537 17,630,623 13,187,103 <CGS> 1,696,325 1,406,623 10,616,634 7,859,489 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,860,532 3,322,140 17,001,266 13,323,857 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 377 0 678 116 <INCOME-PRETAX> (287,390) (576,084) 868,595 3,371 <INCOME-TAX> 160,500 259,500 (359,700) (1,300) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (126,890) (316,584) 508,895 2,071 <DISCONTINUED> 0 (262,554) (68,428) (1,251,517) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 8,162,389 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (126,890) (579,138) 8,602,856 (1,249,446) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.03) (0.08) 0.13 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> (0.03) (.08) 0.13 0.00