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<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1
<CASH> 148,360
<SECURITIES> 960,068
<RECEIVABLES> 51,654
<ALLOWANCES> 1,115
<INVENTORY> 6,114
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,185,495
<PP&E> 83,796
<DEPRECIATION> 27,726
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,272,610
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 685,986
<BONDS> 0
0
0
<COMMON> 414
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,272,610
<SALES> 130,040
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 130,040
<CGS> 26,148
<TOTAL-COSTS> 84,112
<OTHER-EXPENSES> (2,079)<F1>
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<INCOME-PRETAX> 100,185
<INCOME-TAX> 38,353
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 0
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 61,832
<EPS-BASIC> 1.57
<EPS-DILUTED> 1.42
<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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