<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1998 APR-01-1998 APR-01-1998 APR-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 SEP-30-1998 JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 193,128 157,064 123,719 177,865 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 7 <RECEIVABLES> 538,621 449,406 427,724 384,593 <ALLOWANCES> 12,152 11,548 12,357 9,007 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,072,090 981,890 814,938 755,767 <PP&E> 155,943 155,064 147,114 139,375 <DEPRECIATION> 61,157 62,819 58,616 53,380 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,676,683 1,508,190 1,311,280 1,165,118 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 521,504 415,057 355,954 316,232 <BONDS> 0 3,719 4,338 4,532 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 3,679 3,700 3,668 3,638 <OTHER-SE> 1,082,143 1,034,682 900,950 798,131 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,676,683 1,508,190 1,311,280 1,165,118 <SALES> 1,638,445 1,138,310 705,192 338,623 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,638,445 1,138,310 705,192 338,623 <CGS> 1,137,807 816,373 522,975 255,834 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,137,807 816,373 522,975 255,834 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 772 441 270 123 <INCOME-PRETAX> 530,041 342,211 194,847 88,625 <INCOME-TAX> 180,178 116,316 66,212 29,778 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 349,863 225,895 128,635 58,847 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 349,863 225,895 128,635 58,847 <EPS-BASIC> 0.95 0.62 0.36 0.16 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.87 0.56 0.32 0.15