<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FILED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 6,078 7,062 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 20,244 6,889 <ALLOWANCES> 3,252 434 <INVENTORY> 0 336 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 27,947 18,257 <PP&E> 3,064 1,421 <DEPRECIATION> 382 447 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 70,770 23,482 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 47,721 2,431 <BONDS> 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 87 70 <OTHER-SE> 8,892 20,301 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 70,770 23,482 <SALES> 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 10,685 14,680 <CGS> 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 8,033 7,589 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 25,016 5,560 <LOSS-PROVISION> 838 332 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 364 20 <INCOME-PRETAX> (23,283) 1,589 <INCOME-TAX> 405 553 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (23,688) 1,036 <DISCONTINUED> (1,368) 53 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (25,056) 1,089 <EPS-PRIMARY> (3.32) 0.16 <EPS-DILUTED> (3.32) 0.14