EXHIBIT - 32.2



                                  CERTIFICATION


         I, Peter Stelling,  the Chief  Financial  Officer and Vice 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 of the Company for the period ended
         December 31, 2004 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       March 30, 2005                         /s/ Peter H. Stelling
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                                                  Peter H. Stelling
                                                  Chief Financial Officer and
                                                  Vice President