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<ARTICLE>                           5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Company's  Form  10-Q  for the  three  months  ended  December  31,  1999 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such  Financial  Statements and Notes,
thereto.
</LEGEND>

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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                   SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                                      OCT-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                                        DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                                                  949,000
<SECURITIES>                                                            978,000
<RECEIVABLES>                                                        12,108,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                                            280,000
<INVENTORY>                                                                   0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                     13,744,000
<PP&E>                                                                2,318,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                                          192,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                       18,897,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                                 9,172,000
<BONDS>                                                                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                         0
<PREFERRED>                                                                   0
<COMMON>                                                                  5,000
<OTHER-SE>                                                            8,334,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                         18,897,000
<SALES>                                                              15,991,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                     15,991,000
<CGS>                                                                12,493,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                        15,064,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                              0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                       63,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                         900,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                                            406,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                     927,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                               0
<CHANGES>                                                                     0
<NET-INCOME>                                                            494,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                                               .12
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                               .11


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