<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-2000 JUN-30-1999 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1999 JUL-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 18,419,285 18,021,446 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 109,972,285 109,462,194 <ALLOWANCES> 13,718,000 9,002,000 <INVENTORY> 60,072,356 58,696,355 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 193,098,172 206,329,638 <PP&E> 115,237,448 100,609,757 <DEPRECIATION> 52,381,231 49,501,561 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 334,040,986 341,235,479 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 45,87,716 55,036,079 <BONDS> 0 85,186,815 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 330,059 327,081 <OTHER-SE> 188,181,923 199,892,507 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 334,040,986 341,892,507 <SALES> 80,599,327 86,411,576 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 80,599,327 86,411,576 <CGS> 43,436,198 44,765,995 <TOTAL-COSTS> 48,012,550 44,765,995 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 38,751,728 30,012,044 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,425,615 1,118,182 <INCOME-PRETAX> (7,590,565) 10,515,355 <INCOME-TAX> (3,036,226) 4,206,142 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (4,554,339) 6,309,213 <EPS-BASIC> (0.15) 0.19 <EPS-DILUTED> (0.15) 0.19