<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS FORM 10-Q, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 21,922,966 21,493,515 26,188,379 <SECURITIES> 6,806,804 7,864,947 7,359,598 <RECEIVABLES> 27,111,950 28,827,474 24,906,224 <ALLOWANCES> 2,866,574 3,300,000 2,496,000 <INVENTORY> 17,483,461 16,396,389 17,274,888 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 68,590,427 65,764,603 61,363,351 <PP&E> 40,859,872 47,778,943 41,769,252 <DEPRECIATION> 5,454,306 6,631,803 7,282,033 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 126,239,422 126,577,461 124,726,603 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 13,380,456 13,355,117 13,225,016 <BONDS> 3,978,446 3,471,012 2,970,873 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 83,633,313 83,633,313 83,733,393 <OTHER-SE> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 126,239,442 126,577,461 124,726,603 <SALES> 13,210,219 31,266,764 41,813,336 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 13,210,219 31,266,764 41,813,336 <CGS> 9,517,597 19,919,227 27,345,288 <TOTAL-COSTS> 18,300,734 37,465,860 51,927,495 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 99,655 183,926 259,557 <INCOME-PRETAX> (4,906,145) (5,719,028) (9,222,796) <INCOME-TAX> (1,618,916) (1,887,257) (3,043,500) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (3,287,229) (3,831,771) (6,179,296) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (3,287,229) (3,831,771) (6,179,296) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.18) (.21) (.34) <EPS-DILUTED> (.18) (.21) (.34)