<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-31-1998 JAN-31-1998 JAN-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> FEB-01-1997 FEB-01-1997 FEB-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-1997 JUL-31-1997 APR-30-1997 <CASH> 16,218 150,153 13,581 <SECURITIES> 154,566 20,641 26,511 <RECEIVABLES> 14,810 13,708 13,538 <ALLOWANCES> 1,241 1,164 1,064 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 190,442 188,969 57,595 <PP&E> 33,716 20,445 18,143 <DEPRECIATION> 9,897 8,924 7,991 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 288,935 279,673 133,633 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 35,463 27,870 23,653 <BONDS> 140,000 140,000 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 26 26 26 <OTHER-SE> 113,162 111,473 109,614 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 288,935 279,673 133,633 <SALES> 46,115 29,183 13,257 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 64,400 40,400 18,400 <CGS> 4,571 3,007 1,406 <TOTAL-COSTS> 11,535 7,307 3,344 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 60 60 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,750 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 18,798 10,657 4,610 <INCOME-TAX> 6,768 3,837 1,660 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 12,030 6,820 2,950 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 12,030 6,820 2,950 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.48<F1> 0.27<F1> 0.12<F1> <EPS-DILUTED> 0.43 0.24 0.11 <FN> <F1>ITEM CONSISTS OF BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE </FN>