Exhibit 99.2

                                  CERTIFICATION


         I, Michael J. Villano, the Chief Financial Officer,  Vice President and
Treasurer 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                        / ss/ Michael J. Villano
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                                                Michael J. Villano
                                                Chief Financial Officer,
                                                Vice President and Treasurer