[ARTICLE] 5 [MULTIPLIER] 1 [PERIOD-TYPE] 9-MOS 9-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS [FISCAL-YEAR-END] NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1998 [PERIOD-END] AUG-31-1999 AUG-31-1998 AUG-31-1999 AUG-31-1998 [CASH] 836,061 429,813 836,061 429,813 [SECURITIES] 2,703,750 3,742,124 2,703,750 3,742,124 [RECEIVABLES] 8,169,904 8,376,317 8,169,904 8,376,317 [ALLOWANCES] 1,236,012 1,008,942 1,236,012 1,008,942 [INVENTORY] 7,063,088 8,985,700 7,063,088 8,985,700 [CURRENT-ASSETS] 20,045,082 21,755,418 20,045,082 21,755,418 [PP&E] 3,389,659 2,746,461 3,389,659 2,746,461 [DEPRECIATION] 2,383,540 2,001,360 2,383,540 2,001,360 [TOTAL-ASSETS] 22,772,086 24,786,297 22,772,086 24,786,297 [CURRENT-LIABILITIES] 8,106,542 9,146,511 8,106,542 9,146,511 [BONDS] 0 0 0 0 [PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0 0 0 0 [PREFERRED] 0 0 0 0 [COMMON] 72,671 72,596 72,671 72,596 [OTHER-SE] 14,592,873 15,585,084 14,592,873 15,585,084 [TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 22,772,086 24,786,297 22,772,086 24,786,297 [SALES] 28,398,978 29,449,621 8,631,951 9,774,723 [TOTAL-REVENUES] 28,585,680 29,704,565 8,734,574 9,846,141 [CGS] 11,073,391 10,944,866 3,481,368 3,384,348 [TOTAL-COSTS] 27,683,014 27,098,713 8,600,276 9,292,193 [OTHER-EXPENSES] 0 0 0 0 [LOSS-PROVISION] 89,758 91,829 (4,044) 24,181 [INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0 0 0 0 902,666 2,605,852 134,298 553,948 [INCOME-TAX] 290,648 1,004,141 38,697 193,882 [INCOME-CONTINUING] 612,015 1,601,711 95,601 360,066 [DISCONTINUED] ( 1,451,509) 19,443 ( 1,252,768) 80,289 [EXTRAORDINARY] 0 0 0 0 [CHANGES] 0 0 0 0 [NET-INCOME] ( 839,491) 1,621,154 ( 1,157,167) 440,355 [EPS-BASIC] (.12) .22 (.16) .06 [EPS-DILUTED] (.12) .20 (.16) .05