The acquisition of the innovative Apulian software house strengthens the presence of the Dylog group in the increasingly decisive sector of digital technologies.

Dylog announces the acquisition of Code Architects Srl, a software house based in Santeramo in Colle (BA), active nationally and abroad, with a twenty-year history of technological innovation in sectors such as cloud computing, collaboration software and, more recently, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Low-Code Programming and Composable Programming Object.

Application renovation

Code Architects is also one of the major global players in application renovation, and helps corporations and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) around the world to convert their legacy Visual Basic 6 applications to the .NET Framework platform.

A perfect synergy

The synergies between Code Architects and Dylog will strengthen the latter’s leadership in business management software and for professionals and companies of any size, by extending existing products and adding new ones.

Likewise, being part of an established group like Dylog will allow Code Architects to increase its presence in Italian market and to develop innovative software and services in new business segments, without giving up to the “innovation first” vocation that has always characterized the Apulian company.

“We have been looking for a long time for a company with the peculiarities of Code Architects – explains Rinaldo Ocleppo, president of the Dylog Italia Spa Group – focused on innovative technologies, with consolidated knowledge of the Italian market and proven skills in various application areas. The high technical profile and the state-of-the-art software methodologies adopted in the Code Architects guarantee the highest quality of results and offer the opportunity to create software products capable of competing in the global market.”

“From the very first meeting it was clear that Dylog would have been the ideal partner for Code Architects and that the collaboration between our companies would have allowed us to develop our vision in full autonomy – says Giuseppe Dimauro, Code Architects’ CEO – offering the possibility of break into new markets with the commercial strength and reputation of one of the largest IT companies in our country”.

“Our software factory – adds co-founder Francesco Balena – is working on cutting edge products, platforms and technologies that promote uncompromising productivity and quality. Our ‘industrial’ approach to software development has made it possible for our team to grow even during the lockdown phase, and the collaboration with Dylog will open new horizons and new exciting challenges.”

Software as a common denominator

Dylog Italia Spa is one of the Italian leaders in the Information Technology sector, as well as a solid reference point and an irreplaceable partner for thousands of companies and professionals. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Turin, Dylog is now in charge of a group of 26 companies that generate overall revenues for more than 230 million Euros and employ around 1,500 employees, confirming a constantly growing trend that led the group to succeed and establish itself in numerous areas: from management software to image processing, from digital identity to document management, access control and X-ray quality control.

Dylog Group’s core business is software, as demonstrated by the 19 innovative companies that are part of the group including, just to name a few, PA Digitale Spa, a leading company in cloud-based software for the public administration, Intesi Group Srl, digital identity provider, Octorate srl specialized in cloud solutions for accommodation facilities, TopConsult Srl which creates and distributes a document management platform used internationally, Directio Srl, which has developed an exclusive know-how in distance learning.

The group also includes Pigna Spa, a historic brand in school supplies, Buffetti Spa, the Italian leader in office solutions with about 800 sales outlets, and Campo Marzio, a Rome-based company that has been manufacturing bags, accessories and gift items since 1933.

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Code Architects Srl is a software house based in Santeramo in Colle (BA), founded in 2002 by Francesco Balena and Giuseppe Dimauro, both with thirty years of experience in software development, internationally known and authors of technical manuals published by Microsoft Press USA and translated into a dozen languages. With 80 employees, Code Architects is Microsoft Gold Partner and is active in the development of cloud solutions for medium and large companies . Specialized in creating tools for developers, Low Code Platforms and innovative software techniques, it is one of the leaders in application renovation. Its VB Migration Partner is one of the very few software in the world, unique in Europe, aimed at converting applications written in Visual Basic 6. It also offers RAD platforms and services for the implementation of extremely scalable systems with modern architectures for enterprises, as well as tools and experts on user experience (UX), data science, cloud computing, infrastructure and operations of complex systems. The subsidiary Code Architects Automation offers vertical solutions for Industry 4.0, including self-driving vehicles and customized HMI, SCADA and MES systems.