<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted From Balance Sheets and Statements of Income </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000878616 <NAME> Erox Corporation <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 7,886 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 2,905,282 <ALLOWANCES> (541,383) <INVENTORY> 4,806,498 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,272,536 <PP&E> 790,466 <DEPRECIATION> (658,717) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,404,285 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,546,346 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 17,667,023 <OTHER-SE> (14,809,084) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,404,285 <SALES> 8,913,831 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,913,831 <CGS> 1,889,643 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,889,643 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 9,765,378 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 36,828 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,763,155) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2,763,155) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (2,763,155) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.27) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.27)