<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOUND ON PAGES 3 AND 4 OF THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 81,100 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,795,931 <ALLOWANCES> (293,411) <INVENTORY> 6,274,925 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 11,500,088 <PP&E> 4,126,752 <DEPRECIATION> (3,241,328) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 25,170,006 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 11,299,245 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 9,810,000 <COMMON> 26,529,282 <OTHER-SE> (41,417,132) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 25,170,006 <SALES> 28,529,012 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 28,679,427 <CGS> 11,873,258 <TOTAL-COSTS> 13,888,686 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 323,191 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,890,793 <INCOME-PRETAX> 703,500 <INCOME-TAX> (196,690) <INCOME-CONTINUING> 506,810 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 506,810 <EPS-BASIC> (.03) <EPS-DILUTED> (.03)