<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
9/30/99 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                             <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JUL-01-1999             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999             SEP-30-1999
<CASH>                                          66,140                  66,140
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   20,266                  20,266
<ALLOWANCES>                                       598                     598
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                89,543                  89,543
<PP&E>                                           7,632                   7,632
<DEPRECIATION>                                   3,936                   3,936
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  95,808                  95,808
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           13,759                  13,759
<BONDS>                                              0                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0
<COMMON>                                           250                     250
<OTHER-SE>                                      81,799                  81,799
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    95,808                  95,808
<SALES>                                         23,592                  53,067
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                23,592                  53,067
<CGS>                                           12,070                  12,070
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   12,070                  12,070
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 9,635                  21,755
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   598                     598
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 701                   1,112
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  2,588                   3,651
<INCOME-TAX>                                     1,066                   1,513
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              1,887                   2,539
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                 (4,873)<F1>
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,522                 (2,735)
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.06                  (0.13)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.05                  (0.13)
<FN>
<F1>NON-CASH DIVIDEND ON BENEFICIAL CONVERSION ON CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
</FN>


</TABLE>