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EXHIBIT - 27
                  WINSTON RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULES
                   FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                       Year
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                   DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                        DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                                              2,047,000
<SECURITIES>                                        455,000
<RECEIVABLES>                                       9,236,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                        200,000
<INVENTORY>                                         0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    11,656,000
<PP&E>                                              1,316,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                      667,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                      12,919,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                               5,360,000
<BONDS>                                             0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<COMMON>                                            32,000
<OTHER-SE>                                          7,255,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                        12,919,000
<SALES>                                             60,850,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                    60,850,000
<CGS>                                               0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                       48,191,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    9,455,000
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     3,248,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                        1,419,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                 1,829,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     0
<CHANGES>                                           0
<NET-INCOME>                                        1,829,000
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