<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                                                                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS             3-MOS             9-MOS             9-MOS            OTHER
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1997       DEC-31-1998       DEC-31-1997       DEC-31-1998      DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                    SEP-30-1997       SEP-30-1998       SEP-30-1997       SEP-30-1998      DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                    0             1,229                 0                 0           10,883
<SECURITIES>                              0            27,268                 0                 0           14,949
<RECEIVABLES>                             0            16,028                 0                 0           10,502
<ALLOWANCES>                              0             (589)                 0                 0            (573)
<INVENTORY>                               0                 0                 0                 0                0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                          0            46,654                 0                 0           38,359
<PP&E>                                    0            10,121                 0                 0            8,325
<DEPRECIATION>                            0             6,223                 0                 0            5,349
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                            0            59,567                 0                 0           44,041
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                     0            22,844                 0                 0           18,227
<BONDS>                                   0                 0                 0                 0                0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0                 0                 0                 0                0
<PREFERRED>                               0                 0                 0                 0                0
<COMMON>                                  0                18                 0                 0               18
<OTHER-SE>                                0            34,222                 0                 0           25,796
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>              0            59,567                 0                 0           44,041
<SALES>                              14,501            21,804            40,867            59,306                0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                     14,501            21,804            40,867            59,306                0
<CGS>                                     0                 0                 0                 0                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                        10,415            15,796            29,206            47,107                0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          0                 0                 0                 0                0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          0                 0                 0                 0                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        0                 0                 0                 0                0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       4,322<F1>         6,081<F2>        12,211<F3>        12,972<F6>            0
<INCOME-TAX>                              0                 0                 0                 0                0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   4,086             5,808            11,661            12,199                0
<DISCONTINUED>                            0                 0                 0                 0                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0                 0                 0                 0                0
<CHANGES>                                 0                 0                 0                 0                0
<NET-INCOME>                          2,662             3,716             8,414<F4>         7,598                0
<EPS-PRIMARY>                          0.15              0.21              0.48<F5>          0.43                0
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<FN>
<F1>Includes interest income of $236.
<F2>Includes interest income of $273.
<F3>Includes interest income of $550.
<F6>Includes interest income of $773.
<F4>The pro forma income tax provision and net income, after taking effect for a
proforma income tax provision, would be $4,679 and $7,532, respectively.
<F5>The pro forma net income per share on a fully diluted basis would have been
$0.43.
<F6>Includes interest income of $773.
</FN>