RINGANA

A FIT NETWORK FOR FRESH AUTHENTICITY

It must be fresh and flexible. Stability and sustainability are a given. At RINGANA, unique products that represent freshness, authenticity, and sustainability are created from a blend of nature and high-tech. All this requires a fit network!

This Austrian company focuses on natural cosmetics and life science. It was established in 1996 and with presently 100,000 resellers and 1.5 million customers, it is amongst the fastest growing businesses in Europe. Besides highly effective freshness cosmetics that are manufactured entirely without unnecessary substances, the company also produces food supplements with natural ingredients. Thus, an annual revenue of 160 million Euros is generated by the business. On top of that, RINGANA is not only working in a resource-friendly and sustainable manner, but it also acts fairly towards partner companies – from the purchasing of the raw materials all the way to sales.

“We don’t follow trends. We create them.”

ANDREAS WILFINGER Founder and CEO of RINGANA

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AS A KEY TO SUCCESS

Due to the strong growth throughout 25 years of business, it was a necessary step for RINGANA to opt for a secure, flexible and equally sustainable model in the field of network infrastructure as well. “At some stage you reach the point when you have to take on additional external experts in order to support a professional solution. For this, only a partner who is on the same wavelength, with rapid availability and extensive experience is suitable”, explains Dominik Rath, who is in charge of IT at RINGANA, the reason why it was decided to partner with NTS in the network field.

“At NTS, engineering and sales work hand in hand. This creates trust and with NTS we have a partner that supports us round the clock.”

DOMINIK RATH IT Manager, RINGANA

FLEXIBILITY AND RELIABILITY

For its fully automated logistics center and for the new campus serving as a headquarter for production, quality management and research & development, RINGANA decided to go for a Cisco network infrastructure with the Catalyst 9000 family of switches, access points and wireless controllers. The decisive points were the extremely high reliability for LAN and WLAN and the uninterrupted services thanks to the high availability and reliability.

A well-considered design of the network was a decisive factor for RINGANA in order to react to unexpected events in the best possible manner. “We are despatching 15,000 parcels a day. As these are fresh products that get by without any preservatives, we cannot afford any delays”, emphasizes Dominik Rath about the importance of the new NTS solution. “It is important that our systems are working and that you have someone that can reliably respond, when problems occur at short notice.”

The flexibility with regards to the integration of new locations or production sites was an important decision criterion, next to the stability and the sustainability of the network solution. On top of that, Cisco’s Identity Services Engine (ISE) automates the network segmentation and it offers a platform for the policy management that provides a reliable and secure user and device transparency.

Benefits NTS

  • Security/stability in the connectivity of locations
  • Regional ties / global orientation
  • Security of investment
  • Performant network
  • Combination of nature and high-tech
  • Service quality

Products in use

  • Cisco Network infrastructure: LAN, WLAN
  • Firewalls (Palo Alto)
  • Cisco ISE
  • 24/7 IT support
Facts
  • Established in 1996
  • 600 employees
  • Close to 100,000 RINGANA partners globally
  • €160 million revenue 2020
  • Several environment and economy awards
  • Products available in 34 countries
  • Link to the products: www.ringana.com