<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-30-1999 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-1999 <CASH> 188,340 <SECURITIES> 91,582 <RECEIVABLES> 917,665 <ALLOWANCES> 21,302 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,270,762 <PP&E> 100,597<F1> <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,075,499 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,023,256 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 1,089 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 758,193 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,075,499 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 447,668 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 572,578 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (97,612) <INCOME-TAX> (37,072) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (60,540) <DISCONTINUED> (21,468)<F2> <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (82,008) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.82) <EPS-DILUTED> (.82) <FN> <F1>PP&E BALANCE IS NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. <F2>NET OF TAX BENEFIT OF ($13,726) </FN>