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                                    FORM 10-Q

                      FOR THE QUARTER ENDED AUGUST 31, 2002

                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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                   CONTINENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


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 99.1    Certification of Chief Executive and Financial Officer Pursuant to
         Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002







                   CONTINENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                      10-Q - Quarter Ended August 31, 2002

Exhibit 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, JONAH M. MEER, certify that:
      The Form 10-Q of CONTINENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION for the
      period ended August 31, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of
      Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      The information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of CONTINENTAL
      INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION for the periods presented.

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, shall not be deemed to be filed as part of the periodic
report described herein nor shall it be deemed filed by CONTINENTAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS CORPORATION for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.


Date:  October 15, 2002

                                  By:      /s/ Jonah M. Meer
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                                  Name:    Jonah M. Meer
                                  Titles:  Chief Executive Officer, Chief
                                           Financial Officer, Chief Operating
                                           Officer and Director