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<S>                          <C>                   <C>                   <C>                   <C>                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                12-MOS                12-MOS                 3-MOS                 3-MOS               3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  DEC-31-1995           DEC-31-1996           DEC-31-1996           DEC-31-1996         DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                       DEC-31-1995           DEC-31-1996           MAR-31-1996           JUN-30-1996         SEP-30-1996
<CASH>                               1,205,652               127,581               938,266               631,822             438,110
<SECURITIES>                                 0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                        3,128,267             1,626,613             2,320,469             2,082,190           2,330,914
<ALLOWANCES>                            50,000                97,856                50,000                50,000              93,124
<INVENTORY>                                  0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                    13,606,768             4,215,637            12,421,928            12,051,330          10,026,379
<PP&E>                               1,740,245               835,111             1,742,555             1,215,467           1,185,094
<DEPRECIATION>                       1,181,249               696,596             1,261,253               830,259             872,020
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      14,945,274             8,273,564            13,633,903            12,990,804          10,797,190
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>               10,046,386             5,289,308             8,562,250             7,838,799           6,047,662
<BONDS>                                      0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                        0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<PREFERRED>                          2,235,674             2,235,674             2,235,674             2,235,674           2,235,674
<COMMON>                               286,070                72,119               286,537               288,494             288,497
<OTHER-SE>                           2,122,751               440,984             2,320,901             2,422,833           2,037,997
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>        14,945,274             8,273,564            13,633,903            12,990,804          10,797,190
<SALES>                             20,985,012             7,344,380             3,686,829             2,579,934           1,657,465
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                    20,985,012             7,344,380             3,686,829             3,579,934           1,657,465
<CGS>                               18,313,570             7,359,649             2,520,413             1,826,237           1,607,719
<TOTAL-COSTS>                       24,391,660             9,480,286             3,229,893             2,288,310           2,093,223
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                      (10,413)              (38,463)              (40,678)              (19,655)             (2,503)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                             0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                     396,286               435,925               101,000               120,328             127,530
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    (3,792,521)           (2,533,368)               396,614               190,951           (565,792)
<INCOME-TAX>                       (1,365,081)             (775,023)               164,043                78,290           (228,347)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                (2,427,440)           (1,758,345)               232,571               112,661           (337,445)
<DISCONTINUED>                               0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                              0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<CHANGES>                                    0                     0                     0                     0                   0
<NET-INCOME>                       (2,427,440)           (1,758,345)               232,571               112,661           (337,445)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                           (3.42)                (2.71)                  0.33                  0.16              (0.47)
<EPS-DILUTED>                           (3.42)                (2.71)                  0.33                  0.16              (0.47)


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