<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FIANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-30-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUL-31-1999 <CASH> 696,210 <SECURITIES> 139,657 <RECEIVABLES> 859,567 <ALLOWANCES> 45,870 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,772,927 <PP&E> 72,901<F1> <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,527,346 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,102,570 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,089 <OTHER-SE> 1,135,634 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,527,346 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 78,887 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 137,518 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (44,741) <INCOME-TAX> (17,002) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (27,739) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (27,739) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.26) <EPS-DILUTED> (.26) <FN> <F1>PP&E BALANCE IS NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. </FN>