FARO Technologies Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter 2000 Earnings Conference Call on the Web

LAKE MARY, Fla., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with FARO Technologies, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FARO) Third Quarter earnings release, scheduled for November 8, 2000, after the market close, you are invited to listen to its conference call which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, November 9 at 10 a.m. EST with Simon Raab, Chairman and CEO, and Gregory Fraser, Executive Vice President and CFO of FARO Technologies.

    WHAT:     FARO Technologies' Third Quarter Earnings Release

    WHEN:     10:00 a.m. EST, November 9, 2000

    WHERE:    http://www.videonewswire.com/FARO/110900/

    HOW:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the Web at the
              address above.  You may also dial into the Conference Call
              at (800) 540-0559.  Please reference ID # PRST.

              There will be a replay of the Conference Call available until
              Friday, November 10, at (888) 203-1112.

    CONTACT:  Robin Kovaleski, Tucker/Hall - (813) 228-0652,
              email: rkovaleski@tuckerhall.com.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on FARO's Web site at www.faro.com . To access the replay, click on Investor Relations.

(Minimum Requirements to listen to the broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html , and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)

FARO Technologies, Inc. and its international subsidiaries are pioneers and market leaders in the computer-aided manufacturing measurement (CAMM) market, which is the final frontier of the computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) revolution. FARO's product line includes portable, 3D measurement equipment, a broad range of CAD-based inspection software for portable and fixed-base coordinate measurement machines, as well as factory-level statistical process control (SPC), and manufacturing quality consulting services. The Company's products play a key role in the worldwide trend toward CAD-based total quality management for shortened production cycles and for the reduction in scrap and rework. FARO's products are used worldwide by a wide variety of manufacturing companies, both large and small. News and information are available at the Company's Web site at http://www.faro.com .
SOURCE FARO Technologies, Inc.
Web site: http: //www.faro.com
CONTACT: Gregory Fraser, Executive VP, FARO Technologies, Inc., 407-333-9911; or Robin Kovaleski, Vice President, Tucker Hall, 813-228-0652, for FARO Technologies, Inc.
Audio: http: //www.videonewswire.com/FARO/110900

"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.