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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS                   12-MOS                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1998             SEP-30-1997             SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1998             SEP-30-1997             SEP-30-1996
<CASH>                                         128,234                 830,086                       0
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                4,021,892               3,156,208                       0
<ALLOWANCES>                                   129,381                 145,471                       0
<INVENTORY>                                  2,218,887               3,841,747                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             8,434,004              21,906,672                       0
<PP&E>                                       7,494,430               8,055,075                       0
<DEPRECIATION>                               4,051,081               4,105,459                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              13,177,070              28,830,507                       0
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                        5,143,692              18,301,875                       0
<BONDS>                                              0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                    11,059,810              10,989,942                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                 (3,147,065)             (1,247,139)                       0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                13,177,070              28,830,507                       0
<SALES>                                     21,610,542              19,084,624              18,271,597
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            21,610,542              19,084,624              18,271,597
<CGS>                                        9,471,755              14,641,081              10,411,410
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0                       0                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            11,739,244              13,186,527              10,820,976
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              85,496                  79,512                  64,174
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                354,719             (8,705,928)             (2,824,620)
<INCOME-TAX>                                 (412,243)             (2,100,810)               (969,000)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            766,962             (6,605,118)             (1,855,620)
<DISCONTINUED>                             (2,888,505)             (4,273,964)               (107,418)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                               (2,121,543)            (10,879,082)             (1,963,038)
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