<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL 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-30-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUL-31-1999 <CASH> 500,667 <SECURITIES> 42,355 <RECEIVABLES> 916,865 <ALLOWANCES> 63,513 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,498,312 <PP&E> 110,230<F1> <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,322,518 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,019,438 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,089 <OTHER-SE> 1,005,395 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,322,518 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 121,560 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 184,023 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (59,797) <INCOME-TAX> (22,723) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (37,074) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (37,074) <EPS-BASIC> (.38) <EPS-DILUTED> (.38) <FN> <F1>PP&E BALANCE IS NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. </FN>