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<S>                                              <C>                     <C>                     <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                    3-MOS                   9-MOS                   3-MOS                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-31-1998             JAN-31-1998             JAN-31-1999             JAN-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                              AUG-1-1997              FEB-1-1997              AUG-1-1998              FEB-1-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-1997             OCT-31-1997             OCT-31-1998             OCT-31-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1                       1                       1                       1
<CASH>                                          52,179                  52,179                  24,237                  24,237
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   97,439                  97,439                  65,774                  65,774
<ALLOWANCES>                                  (37,177)                (37,177)                (46,775)                (46,775)
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               124,163                 124,163                 185,697                 185,697
<PP&E>                                          57,859                  57,859                  12,773                  12,773
<DEPRECIATION>                                (12,185)                (12,185)                 (1,939)                 (1,939)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 361,394                 361,394                 318,496                 318,496
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           45,661                  45,661                  28,241                  28,241
<BONDS>                                        100,000                 100,000                 100,000                 100,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                           296                     296                     333                     333
<OTHER-SE>                                     182,955                 182,955                 182,480                 182,480
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   361,394                 361,394                 318,496                 318,496
<SALES>                                         91,568                 250,344                  83,098                 279,407
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                91,568                 250,344                  83,098                 279,407
<CGS>                                                0                       0                       0                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                91,926                 235,656                  95,280                 278,267
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               1,472                   3,146                   1,608                   5,254
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (1,830)                  11,542                (13,790)                 (4,114)
<INCOME-TAX>                                     2,539                   7,085                 (4,671)                 (1,499)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (4,369)                   4,457                 (9,119)                 (2,615)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                (51,552)                (51,552)
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                   (4,369)                   4,457                (60,671)                (54,167)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                   (0.15)                    0.15                  (1.81)                  (1.63)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (0.15)                    0.15                  (1.81)                  (1.63)
        

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