<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> MULTIPLIER DOES NOT APPLY TO PER SHARE AMOUNTS. THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE REGISTRANT FOR THE PERIODS NOTED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 12-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-02-2000 DEC-31-1999 APR-02-2000 DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 JAN-01-1999 JAN-01-2000 JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> APR-02-2000 DEC-31-1999 APR-02-2000 MAR-31-1999 <CASH> 1,546 716 0 0 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 44,158 52,539 0 0 <ALLOWANCES> (1,574) (2,830) 0 0 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 51,322 55,629 0 0 <PP&E> 18,148 17,521 0 0 <DEPRECIATION> (8,994) (8,290) 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 108,569 113,681 0 0 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 95,591 97,672 0 0 <BONDS> 61,510 67,999 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 9 9 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 11,035 13,700 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 108,569 113,681 0 0 <SALES> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 126,011 0 126,011 134,114 <CGS> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 109,157 0 109,157 114,831 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 17,502 0 17,502 18,698 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,016 0 2,016 1,582 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,664) 0 (2,664) (1,030) <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 0 (449) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2,664) 0 (2,664) (581) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (2,664) 0 (2,664) (581) <EPS-BASIC> (0.31) 0 (0.31) (0.07) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.31) 0 (0.31) (0.07)