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<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1
<CASH> 91,784
<SECURITIES> 987,793
<RECEIVABLES> 57,455
<ALLOWANCES> 1,156
<INVENTORY> 5,415
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,157,509
<PP&E> 89,594
<DEPRECIATION> 30,312
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,253,600
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 724,670
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0
0
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<SALES> 202,069
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 202,069
<CGS> 40,275
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<OTHER-EXPENSES> (2,079)<F1>
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<INCOME-PRETAX> 165,400
<INCOME-TAX> 63,552
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<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
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<EPS-BASIC> 2.54
<EPS-DILUTED> 2.34
<FN>
<F1>OTHER EXPENSES REFERS TO THE REVERSAL OF $2,079 FROM ACCRUED EXPENSES,
ORIGINALLY ACCRUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CERTAIN RESTRUCTURING COSTS DURING 1999.
</FN>
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