<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
               THE SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED
               FROM THE FY97 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-28-1997                  
<PERIOD-START>                   MAR-01-1996                  
<PERIOD-END>                     FEB-28-1997                  
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<SECURITIES>                                           4,483  
<RECEIVABLES>                                         29,806  
<ALLOWANCES>                                           1,540  
<INVENTORY>                                                0  
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                      65,439  
<PP&E>                                                29,073  
<DEPRECIATION>                                        11,117  
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       112,502  
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                 26,127  
<BONDS>                                                    0  
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                      0  
<PREFERRED>                                                0  
<COMMON>                                              61,158  
<OTHER-SE>                                            25,014  
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<SALES>                                               69,282  
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                     105,463  
<CGS>                                                  9,755  
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                         26,147  
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                      72,377  
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                           0  
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                         0  
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                       11,159  
<INCOME-TAX>                                           3,905  
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                    7,254  
<DISCONTINUED>                                             0  
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                            0  
<CHANGES>                                                  0  
<NET-INCOME>                                           7,254  
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                           0.32  
<EPS-DILUTED>                                           0.31