Dedagroup is a subsidiary of Lillo S.p.A., the holding company owned by the Podini family. In 2000 the family decided to invest in information technology, with the aim of creating an aggregating hub for bringing together experience and competencies in the Italian Software and Solutions as a Service market. According to the business ranking in the Software and Services sector produced by the magazine Data Manager, Dedagroup today ranks seventh among 100% Italian-owned information technology companies.