EXHIBIT - 32.1



                                  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 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the period
          ended December 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     April 29, 2004                      By: /ss/
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                                             James C. Mavel
                                             Chairman, Chief Executive
                                             Officer and President