<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from (a) the Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such (b) Report on Form 10-Q. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-2000 <CASH> 2,225,059 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 19,795,723 <ALLOWANCES> 15,790,113 <INVENTORY> 584,284 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 23,045,961 <PP&E> 5,475,008 <DEPRECIATION> 3,279,970 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 34,604,875 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 19,060,627 <BONDS> 14,942,018 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 60,408 <COMMON> 81,008 <OTHER-SE> 24,315,873 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 34,604,875 <SALES> 15,029,560 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 15,029,560 <CGS> 8,505,443 <TOTAL-COSTS> 14,795,465 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 329,660 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,744,277 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 351,027 <INCOME-PRETAX> (95,565) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (95,565) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (95,565) <EPS-BASIC> (.01) <EPS-DILUTED> (.01)