<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE MARCH
31, 1999 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1999
<CASH>                                          64,600
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  263,100
<ALLOWANCES>                                    11,000
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               340,400
<PP&E>                                          97,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                  64,500
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 500,300
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          122,300
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           500
<OTHER-SE>                                     311,300
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   500,300
<SALES>                                        290,900
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               290,900
<CGS>                                          152,700
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  263,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 1,100
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                 2,100
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               (100)
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 26,800
<INCOME-TAX>                                    11,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             15,800
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    15,800
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.37<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.37
<FN>
<F1>PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE REPRESENTS BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE AS REQUIRED PER
SFAS NO. 128.
</FN>