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  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the  Company  for the period
         ended  September  30,  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       November 12, 2004              By:  /s/   James C. Mavel
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                                               James C. Mavel
                                               Chairman, Chief Executive
                                               Officer and President