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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 22, 2005
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 0-23081 59-3157093
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
125 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida 32746
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (407) 333-9911
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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
On August 22, 2005, FARO Technologies announced via press release, subject:
FARO Names Delcam First Partner of New "Software Diversity Program". A copy of
the press release is attached hereto.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated as of August 22, 2005
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date August 22, 2005
/s/ GREGORY A. FRASER
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Gregory A. Fraser
Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
Exhibit 99.1
FARO NAMES DELCAM FIRST PARTNER OF NEW 'SOFTWARE DIVERSITY PROGRAM'
LAKE MARY, Fla., August 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), the only company with a complete line of portable 3D
coordinate measurement systems for the Computer-Aided Measuring (CAM2) market,
today launched a new, more prestigious level of its open architecture software
partner program called the Software Diversity Program (SDP) and named Delcam as
its first SDP partner.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO )
"This elevates our very successful third-party software supplier program to
a new level of integration and customer convenience," FARO Co-Founder and CEO
Simon Raab said. "Delcam was the logical choice as the inaugural partner as its
software is widely used for a number of manufacturing applications within our
customer base."
Delcam's cross-hardware platform interoperability is well suited to FARO's
fast-growing customer base and product line. The company's PowerINSPECT
software, for example, is a popular 3D inspection tool that allows multiple
types of measurement devices to function on one software platform. Other Delcam
software programs provide similar versatility, including enabling machine shops
using its PowerMILL CAM software to integrate machining and inspection on the
same software platform.
"The Software Diversity Program and partnership with Delcam show our
commitment to becoming the single-source solution for CAM2," FARO President and
COO Jay Freeland said. "It gives our customers more software choices along with
seamless training and support, while PowerINSPECT users have complete
integration to get the most out of our portable CMMs by using software they're
already familiar with -- or is best for their application. We invite other
software providers to consider participating, as well."
"Delcam is very pleased to be the first partner in FARO's SDP program,"
commented Managing Director Hugh Humphreys. "This closer relationship with a
leading company in the metrology market is another important step in
establishing PowerINSPECT as the world's leading hardware-independent inspection
software."
More than 60 software platforms have joined the first general level, Open
Architecture Partnership, which began at the inception of FARO's industrial
product line nearly 13 years ago. The new SDP expands on that by allowing
approved third-party software partners to enter into a more integrated
arrangement with FARO if they meet certain criteria, including a worldwide or
strong regional user base, diverse applications and global support channels.
SDP partners benefit from integration and joint selling through FARO's
worldwide sales force, as well as having access to FARO's development teams in
order to improve interfaces, make the integration seamless, and achieve a higher
level of coordination with its hardware and software products. They can also
work with FARO's global marketing teams to co-market to specific industries or
territories.
FARO will continue to develop its successful family of CAM2 software
products -- and will also review proposals from other third-party software
companies seeking to join its Software Diversity Program -- in order to further
broaden the measuring and reporting options for its customers.
By securing these alliances, FARO is reinforcing its position as the
leading portable CMM source for the worldwide measurement market.
About FARO
With nearly 8,500 installations and more than 3,800 customers globally,
FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) and its international subsidiaries
design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized measurement
devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to perform 3D inspections of
parts and assemblies on the shop floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing
errors, and thereby increases productivity and profitability for a variety of
industries in FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the
FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS; FARO Gage and Gage-PLUS; Platinum,
Digital Template, Titanium, Advantage FaroArms; the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi;
and the CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software.
FARO Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and ISO 17025 laboratory registered.
About Delcam
Delcam is the world's leading developer of CAD/CAM software for the 3D
design, manufacture and inspection of complex shapes. The company is firmly
established as the world's leading developer of specialist CAM software and also
as the leading international supplier of specialist software for the toolmaking
industry. Delcam's software is distributed by over 150 subsidiaries, joint
ventures and resellers in 70 countries and, following the recent addition of the
FeatureCAM range to the Delcam family, is used by more than 13,000 companies
worldwide. For additional information, visit http://www.delcam.com .
CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global PR Manager, FARO Technologies,
+1-407-333-9911, or sahlerd@FARO.com/
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