The IT factor - Making the right decisions about information technology can transform a business

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Building a new facility is challenging, but likewise opens up a whole new window of opportunity. So when Pepsi-Cola Bottling of Hickory, N.C., built a new corporate office and warehouse, management decided to install a more robust telecommunications network. "We were fortunate because the timing was right," says IT Manager Jim Bare. "Our old system performed well, but we were growing and adding buildings, and the cost of adding sufficient bandwidth to meet expanding requirements would be nearly as expensive as putting in a new infrastructure."