EXHIBIT 99.1   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
               PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


               Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
               Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, I, Lloyd G. Waterhouse,
               certify that:


               To the best of my knowledge and belief, the Quarterly Report on
               Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
               August 14, 2002 by The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and to which
               this certification is appended fully complies with the
               requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
               1934, and the information contained in the Quarterly Report
               fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
               condition and results of operations of The Reynolds and Reynolds
               Company.


                                                 /s/ Lloyd G. Waterhouse
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                                                 Lloyd G. Waterhouse
                                                 Chairman, President
                                                 and Chief Executive Officer