Exhibit 32.2

                                  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 June 30, 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       August 14, 2003            /s/ Michael J. Villano
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                                      Michael J. Villano
                                      Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial
                                      Officer, Vice President and Treasurer






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