<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS 9-MOS OTHER <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 SEP-30-1999 SEP-30-1998 SEP-30-1999 DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 0 0 0 7,489 9,515 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 21,782 23,861 <RECEIVABLES> 0 0 0 19,808 18,040 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 (1,131) (689 ) <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 0 0 53,189 54,564 <PP&E> 0 0 0 13,320 10,868 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 (7,746) (6,556 ) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 0 0 0 66,874 66,308 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 0 0 20,534 24,902 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 0 0 0 17 18 <OTHER-SE> 0 0 0 46,323 41,388 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0 0 0 66,874 66,308 <SALES> 21,604 25,139 59,306 72,482 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 21,604 25,139 59,306 72,482 0 <CGS> 0 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 15,796 18,253 47,107 52,405 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 6,081<F1> 7,171<F2> 12,972<F3> 20,971<F4> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 5,808 6,886 12,199 20,077 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 3,716 4,304 7,598 12,713 0 <EPS-BASIC> 0.21 0.25 0.43 0.73 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0 0 0 0 <FN> <F1>INCLUDES INTEREST INCOME OF $273 <F2>INCLUDES INTEREST INCOME OF $285 <F3>INCLUDES INTEREST INCOME OF $773 <F4>INCLUDES INTEREST INCOME OF $894 </FN>