FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Nov. 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:  
 Jay Freeland, President and CEO of FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO), will  
 preside over the closing bell.

 Where:  
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:  
 Monday, November 12, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:  
 Darin Sahler  
 Darin.Sahler@faro.com; 407.333.9911 x1229

 NASDAQ MarketSite:  
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; Jolene.Libretto@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO):

With more than 14,600 installations and 7,000 customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to create digital models -- or to perform evaluations 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.

Principal products include the world's best-selling portable measurement arm - the FaroArm; the world's best-selling laser tracker - the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS; the FARO Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered.