FARO Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter 2010 Conference Call

LAKE MARY, Fla., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) announced that after the market closes on February 23, 2011, it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. In conjunction with FARO's Fourth Quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on February 24, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. ET with the Company's President and CEO, Jay Freeland, and CFO, Keith Bair.

Alternately, one may access the call via FARO's web site www.faro.com, then click "Investor Relations," "Conference Calls," then click the relevant date.

If you are unable to participate during the live web cast, the call will be archived on www.faro.com. Conference Call Replay is also available until April 24, 2011 by calling (800) 839-2434 (domestic) or (402) 220-7211 (international). No code is required.

FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to create digital models - or to perform evaluation and analysis against an existing model - for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites.

FARO's technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific software packages enable users to process and present their results quickly and more effectively.

Learn more at www.faro.com

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding FARO Technologies Inc's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

SOURCE FARO Technologies, Inc.