<ARTICLE>                     5

                                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                          9-MOS                       12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                JUL-31-1998                  JUL-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                     APR-30-1999                  JUL-31-1998
<CASH>                                            $3,859,362                   $2,197,354
<SECURITIES>                                               0                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        159,629                      209,090
<ALLOWANCES>                                               0                            0
<INVENTORY>                                                0                            0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   4,151,915                    2,537,784
<PP&E>                                             2,295,493                    1,675,614
<DEPRECIATION>                                        73,236                       41,167
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                     7,267,043                    5,445,708
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                938,460                    1,664,569
<BONDS>                                              635,084                      912,817
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                      0                            0
<PREFERRED>                                                1                            1
<COMMON>                                          16,338,238                    9,174,300
<OTHER-SE>                                                 0                            0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                       7,267,043                    5,445,708
<SALES>                                                    0                            0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                           0                            0
<CGS>                                                      0                            0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                              0                            0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   4,319,895                    4,550,313
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                           0                            0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                    26,991                       63,291
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                            0                            0
<INCOME-TAX>                                               0                            0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                        0                            0
<DISCONTINUED>                                             0                            0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                            0                            0
<CHANGES>                                                  0                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                      (4,346,886)                  (4,613,604)
<EPS-BASIC>                                          (0.34)                       (0.46)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                          (0.34)                       (0.46)