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Mock Trading Rooms Are Real Boon for Wickford, R.I., Technology Company.

By David McPherson, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 5--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--The new mock trading room that will train University of Rhode Island business students in the ways of Wall Street represents a move into a new market for a small local company.

Constant Technologies of Wickford designed and installed the room unveiled yesterday at the dedication ceremony for the newly renovated Ballentine Hall, home of URI's College of Business Administration.

It's the second such project for Constant Technologies, and

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