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 March 31, 2003 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       May 15, 2003                By:               /  ss/
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                                             James C. Mavel
                                             Chairman, Chief Executive
                                             Officer and President









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