<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-2000 MAR-31-2000 MAR-31-2000 MAR-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1999 APR-01-1999 APR-01-1999 APR-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 DEC-31-1999 SEP-30-1999 JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 30,480 44,178 52,208 94,913 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 744,095 704,637 641,305 518,075 <ALLOWANCES> 15,466 13,216 21,554 10,935 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 987,858 931,505 875,188 778,091 <PP&E> 200,600 193,065 179,890 157,345 <DEPRECIATION> 86,191 80,415 71,493 61,634 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,415,907 2,331,136 2,163,277 1,409,120 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 596,057 529,190 542,666 476,267 <BONDS> 450,000 523,476 515,237 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 3,616 3,599 3,576 3,557 <OTHER-SE> 1,211,126 1,139,298 980,393 851,875 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,415,907 2,331,136 2,163,277 1,409,120 <SALES> 2,230,628 1,648,568 1,011,200 443,051 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,230,628 1,648,568 1,011,200 443,051 <CGS> 1,679,295 1,175,160 728,407 307,136 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,679,295 1,175,160 728,407 307,136 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 24,484 14,353 5,037 162 <INCOME-PRETAX> 561,776 486,966 289,320 141,761 <INCOME-TAX> 209,800 181,521 106,811 51,034 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 351,976 305,445 182,509 90,727 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 351,976 304,445 182,509 90,727 <EPS-BASIC> 0.98 0.85 0.51 0.25 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.91 0.79 0.47 0.24