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<S>                             <C>                     <C>                     <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   9-MOS                   3-MOS                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-31-1999             JAN-31-1999             JAN-31-2000             JAN-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             AUG-01-1998             FEB-01-1998             AUG-01-1999             FEB-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-1998             OCT-31-1998             OCT-31-1999             OCT-31-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1                       1                       1                       1
<CASH>                                          24,237                  24,237                  38,017                  38,017
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   65,774                  65,774                  47,684                  47,684
<ALLOWANCES>                                  (46,775)                (46,775)                (19,690)                (19,690)
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               185,697                 185,697                  99,302                  99,302
<PP&E>                                          12,773                  12,773                  15,387                  15,387
<DEPRECIATION>                                 (1,939)                 (1,939)                 (4,035)                 (4,035)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 318,496                 318,496                 158,927                 158,927
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           28,241                  28,241                  47,617                  47,617
<BONDS>                                        100,000                 100,000                 100,000                 100,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                           333                     333                     320                     320
<OTHER-SE>                                     182,480                 182,480                   3,879                   3,879
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   318,496                 318,496                 158,927                 158,927
<SALES>                                         67,946                 229,502                  44,371                 154,887
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                67,946                 229,502                  44,371                 154,887
<CGS>                                                0                       0                       0                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                80,128                 228,362                  52,150                 198,570
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               1,608                   5,254                   2,207                   6,925
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (13,790)                 (4,114)                 (9,986)                (50,608)
<INCOME-TAX>                                   (4,671)                 (1,499)                    (53)                      47
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (9,119)                 (2,615)                 (9,933)                (50,655)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                               (51,552)                (51,552)                       0                (49,632)
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                  (60,671)                (54,167)                 (9,933)               (100,287)
<EPS-BASIC>                                     (1.81)                  (1.63)                  (0.28)                  (2.79)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (1.81)                  (1.63)                  (0.28)                  (2.79)


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