FARO Names Delcam First Partner of New 'Software Diversity Program'
August 22 2005 - 2:19PM
PR Newswire (US)
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/ .
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CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global PR Manager, FARO Technologies,
+1-407-333-9911, or Web site: http://www.faro.com/
http://www.delcam.com/
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