Rhea Vendors Group – A Fully Integrated Employee Portal Built on HCL Domino
Digiway operates as a strategic technology partner to the IT Management of Rhea Vendors Group, providing end-to-end support across three areas: systems and network administration, end-user support, and the development of bespoke software applications spanning HR, CRM, and internal portals.
One of the flagship solutions delivered for Rhea Vendors Group is featured as an official HCL Software case study — a testament to the quality and innovation of the project.
The Challenge
In 2020, accelerated by the sudden shift to remote working, Rhea Vendors Group S.p.A. engaged Digiway to build a secure, centralised employee portal — a single digital hub for managing internal information flows and handling staff requests of all kinds. The project brought together senior management and the HR department to define the core requirements, with new features added on an ongoing basis as the organisation's needs evolve.
The Solution
Digiway designed and delivered a fully customised, secure employee portal built on the HCL Domino™ infrastructure already in use at Rhea Vendors Group — avoiding the limitations of off-the-shelf solutions and ensuring a precise fit with the company's internal structure and workflows.
Security was a priority from day one: the portal is protected by two-factor authentication (2FA), ensuring that access to sensitive company information remains controlled and compliant.
The rollout proceeded in phases. The first phase delivered the core employee portal, enabling staff to view urgent company communications and submit self-certification forms digitally. Subsequent phases introduced a suite of custom workflow modules, including structured request management directed to the HR department. Throughout, the portal remains fully integrated with the corporate email environment, enabling automatic notifications and messaging at every stage of the approval process.
The Result
Rhea Vendors Group now operates a fully integrated intranet environment, accessible to every employee across the group. Built on HCL Domino, with an MS LDAP-based network infrastructure and Single Sign-On (SSO) for seamless, secure access, the platform has transformed the way the organisation works.
Employees immediately recognised the value of a digital portal that acts as the backbone of the internal request and approval process — with requests now handled rapidly and efficiently, replacing slow, paper-based workflows almost entirely. The near-elimination of paper documents has also made a meaningful contribution to the company's sustainability goals, a key strategic priority for the group.
Overall, the new environment has raised the bar for collaboration and communication across the organisation — laying the foundation for continued business success.
"Our HCL business partner, Digiway, has always been prompt in responding to our many questions and has proactively focused on meeting our business needs. Furthermore, the HCL Domino platform provided a technological framework that made implementations much easier and faster than I expected." — Ivo Hoo, Rhea Vendors Group