EXHIBIT 3.1

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                              SUNVEST RESORTS, INC.

      The undersigned corporation, SUNVEST RESORTS, INC. (the "Corporation"),
for the purposes of amending and restating its Articles of Incorporation, and
pursuant to the provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "Act"),
executes the following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation:

            ARTICLE I - NAME.

                  The name of the Corporation shall be US DATA AUTHORITY, INC.,
            and its principal place of business shall be 3500 NW Boca Raton
            Boulevard, Building 811, Boca Raton, Florida 33431.

            ARTICLE II - NATURE OFBUSINESS.

                  The Corporation may engage in any activity or business
            permitted under the laws of the United States and of the State of
            Florida.

            ARTICLE III - - CAPITAL STOCK.

                  A. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The total number of shares of all
            classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority
            to issue is 130,000,000, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of common
            stock, par value $0.02 per share (the "Common Stock") and 30,000,000
            shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Preferred
            Stock"). The shares may be issued from time to time as authorized by
            the Board of Directors of the Corporation without further approval
            of the shareholders except as otherwise provided herein or to the
            extent that such approval is required by statute, rule or
            regulation.

                  B. COMMON STOCK, Except as otherwise provided by statute or
            Preferred Stock Designations (as defined below), the holders of the
            Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power. Each holder
            of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each
            share held of record by such holder as to each matter submitted to
            shareholders for

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            approval. There shall be no cumulative voting rights in the election
            of directors of the Corporation.

                  C. PREFERRED STOCK. The shares of Preferred Stock may be
            issued from time to time in one or more series as may be established
            by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors
            is hereby expressly authorized to fix and determine by resolution(s)
            the number of shares of each series of Preferred Stock and the
            designation thereof, any voting and other powers, preferences and
            relative participating, optional or special rights, including the
            number of votes, if any, per share and such qualifications,
            limitations or restrictions on any such powers, preferences and
            rights as shall be stated in the resolution(s) providing for the
            issue of the series (a "Preferred Stock Designation") and as may be
            permitted by the Act. The number of authorized shares of Preferred
            Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of
            shares of such class or series then outstanding) by the affirmative
            vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of the then
            outstanding shares of capital stock, voting together as a single
            class, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred
            Stock, or any series thereof, unless the vote of such holders if
            required pursuant to any Preferred Stock Designation.

            ARTICLE IV - TERM AND COMMENCEMENT OF EXISTENCE.

                  This Corporation is to exist perpetually. The date of
            commencement of corporate existence is date of filing of Articles of
            Incorporation.

            ARTICLE V - DIRECTORS.

                  A. The Corporation shall be under the direction of the Board
            of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than
            five (5) or more than twenty (20) directors. The number of directors
            within this range shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of
            Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the
            directors then in office. Each director shall serve until his or her
            successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier
            death, resignation or removal.

                  B. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including
            any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of
            directorships, may be filled by the vote of a majority of directors
            then in office. Any director so chosen shall hold office until such
            director's successor shall have been elected and qualified. Any
            director chosen by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy created,
            other than by reason of an

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            increase in the number of directorships, shall serve for the
            unexpired term of the director whose vacancy is being filled. Any
            director chosen by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy created
            by reason of an increase in the number of directorships shall serve
            for a term to expire at the next election of directors.

                  C. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to take any action
            by written consent in lieu of taking such action at a meeting of the
            Board.

            ARTICLE VI - DIRECTOR'S LIABILITY.

                  A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable
            to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for
            breach of his duty of care or other duty as a director by reason of
            any act or omission, except for liability (i) for any appropriation,
            in violation of his duties, of any business opportunity of the
            Corporation; (ii) for acts or omissions which involve intentional
            misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) for the types of
            liability set forth in Section 607.0831 of the Act; or (iv) for any
            transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
            benefit. If the Act is amended to authorize corporate action further
            limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of
            a director of the Corporation shall be limited to the fullest extent
            permitted by the Act, as so amended. Any, repeal or modification of
            this Article by the shareholders of the Corporation shall not
            adversely affect any right or protection of a director of
            Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

            ARTICLE VII - REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT.

            The name of the corporation's registered agent and the street
            address of the corporation's registered office are as follows:

            Registered Agent:        Registered Office:

            DOMINICK F. MAGGIO       3500 NW Boca Raton Boulevard
                                     Building 811
                                     Boca Raton, Florida 33431.

            ARTICLE VIII - SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS.

                  A. Special meetings of shareholders may be called at any time
            by the Chairman of the Board or the President, by a majority of the
            directors then in office or by the written request of the holders of
            at least


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            25% of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the
            Corporation entitled to be cast, voting together as a single class.

                  B. The shareholders of the Corporation shall be entitled to
            take any action by written consent in lieu of taking such action at
            an annual or special meeting of shareholders called for that
            purpose.

                  C. Advance notice of shareholder nominations for election of
            directors and of business to be brought by shareholders before any
            meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be given in the
            manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

            ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

                  The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter or repeal
            any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the
            manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights
            conferred on shareholders herein are granted subject to this
            reservation.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused these Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized
officer as of this 11th day of May, 2000.

                                        SUNVEST RESORTS, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Dominick F. Maggio
                                           -----------------------------
                                            Dominick F. Maggio
                                            President


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                            CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
                                       OF
                              SUNVEST RESORTS, INC.

      The undersigned, the Secretary of Sunvest Resorts, Inc., a Florida
Corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies and confirms that the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company attached hereto have been duly
approved and accepted at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the
Company, which took place on June 22, 2000, in Boca Raton, Florida, by the
affirmative vote of 21,663,543, with no negative votes and 230 abstentions, the
affirmative votes representing 88.963% of the total number of shares of the
voting stock of the Company issued and outstanding.

This date: June 22, 2000


                                        /s/ Ronald J. Austin
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                                        Ronald J. Austin
                                        Secretary