<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, AND THE YEAR TO DATE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 1,013,626 <SECURITIES> 1,114,757 <RECEIVABLES> 2,770,774 <ALLOWANCES> 208,883 <INVENTORY> 1,124,690 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 5,874,007 <PP&E> 1,526,542 <DEPRECIATION> 996,024 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,817,073 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,366,396 <BONDS> 3,000,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 7,213 <OTHER-SE> 5,336,299 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 10,817,073 <SALES> 13,971,919 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 14,403,107 <CGS> 8,001,679 <TOTAL-COSTS> 15,400,656 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 105,000 <LOSS-PROVISION> 50,000 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 225,002 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,388,170) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,388,170) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,388,170) <EPS-BASIC> (.20) <EPS-DILUTED> (.20)