Exhibit 99.2



                                  CERTIFICATION


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


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