<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 91,784 <SECURITIES> 987,793 <RECEIVABLES> 57,455 <ALLOWANCES> 1,156 <INVENTORY> 5,415 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,157,509 <PP&E> 89,594 <DEPRECIATION> 30,312 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,253,600 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 724,670 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 414 <OTHER-SE> 528,516 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,253,600 <SALES> 202,069 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 202,069 <CGS> 40,275 <TOTAL-COSTS> 131,236 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (2,079)<F1> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 165,400 <INCOME-TAX> 63,552 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 101,848 <EPS-BASIC> 2.54 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.34 <FN> <F1>OTHER EXPENSES REFERS TO THE REVERSAL OF $2,079 FROM ACCRUED EXPENSES, ORIGINALLY ACCRUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CERTAIN RESTRUCTURING COSTS DURING 1999. </FN>