Perspective Communications, a media production company in Middletown, invested about $50,000 in new technology this year alone – an investment that saves the company time and keeps clients satisfied.

“We invest in technology that will improve productivity because in our business, time is a cost multiplier...,” said Perspective spokeswoman Kathy O’Connell. “We have grown significantly in the past few years and we have upgraded our technology in order to increase capacity...

Jeffrey Deckman, president and CEO of Synet Inc. and Rhode Island Technology Council [(now Tech Collective)] board president, said his telecommunications installation company has to stay focused on new technology that could lower the demand for what his company does.

“Right now, we have to stay focused on wireless networks. We do wired networks, so if we don’t embrace wireless – which we are doing – we’d lose,” Deckman said.