<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTRED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 1998, AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 1,151,201 <SECURITIES> 170,242 <RECEIVABLES> 756,955 <ALLOWANCES> (30,000) <INVENTORY> 490,658 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,771,199 <PP&E> 2,620,749 <DEPRECIATION> (823,939) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,981,694 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,087,282 <BONDS> 440,059 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 11,300 <OTHER-SE> 7,443,043 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 11,981,694 <SALES> 2,366,957 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,686,485 <CGS> 1,556,577 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,556,577 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,835,212 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 225,657 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (3,930,961) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (3,930,961) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.36) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.36)