<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
               THE SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED
               FROM THE FY96 FORM 10-K FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN
               ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
                                              
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                          1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                           12-MOS                   
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                   FEB-28-1996                   
<PERIOD-START>                      MAR-01-1995                   
<PERIOD-END>                        FEB-28-1996                   
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<SECURITIES>                                           12,231     
<RECEIVABLES>                                          20,674     
<ALLOWANCES>                                              852     
<INVENTORY>                                                 0     
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                       57,835     
<PP&E>                                                 14,181     
<DEPRECIATION>                                          8,588     
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                         85,264     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                  26,404     
<BONDS>                                                     0     
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                       0     
<PREFERRED>                                                 0     
<COMMON>                                               40,283     
<OTHER-SE>                                             17,993     
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                           85,264     
<SALES>                                                51,597     
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                       84,442     
<CGS>                                                   9,046     
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                          24,870     
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                       53,108     
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                            0     
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                          0     
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                         8,795     
<INCOME-TAX>                                            3,512     
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                     5,283     
<DISCONTINUED>                                              0     
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                             0     
<CHANGES>                                                   0     
<NET-INCOME>                                            5,283     
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                            0.25     
<EPS-DILUTED>                                            0.24