ITEM 6 (A) EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION


         I, James C. Mavel, the Chairman,  Chief Executive Officer and President
of  Scan-Optics,  Inc. (the "Company")  certify,  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (i) the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the  Company  for the period
         ended June 30, 2002 fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
         13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (ii)  the  information   contained  in  such  Quarterly  Report  fairly
         presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
         of operations of the Company.

Date     August 14, 2002                    By:  / ss/ James C. Mavel
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                                                James C. Mavel
                                                Chairman, Chief Executive
                                                Officer and President