Bytes Software Design is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bytes Technology Group. One of BTG’s major shareholders is Altron, South Africa’s largest electrical, electronic and telecommunications manufacturer and supplier.
 
Bytes Software Design is a leading software development company, which has unparalleled expertise in the financial services arena. The company underwent a significant transformation from being an in-house software development division for Old Mutual Employee Benefits a few years ago, to being a respected commercial software development organisation.
 
Bytes Software Design provides innovative solutions that include software products, bespoke development and outsourcing services. Bytes Software Design's mission is to provide clients with technology solutions and support that will assist them in gaining a competitive advantage in today’s markets. Since its establishment in 1998, Bytes Software Design has focused on the financial services industry and today employs a large pool of skilled resources that support Mainframe, Microsoft and UNIX environments.

Bytes Software Design is made up of two specialist business units, which both have extensive knowledge of the financial services business domain.
 
The Managed Services Division (MSD) provides specialist skills in the mainframe legacy area. Offerings include bespoke development, project management, data migration and complete outsourcing of applications. The skills base covers most development languages in the mainframes and client server environments. Target markets include organisations that want to extend the life of their legacy software, outsource the support of existing and new applications or web enable their applications. The support function can be performed remotely from the Bytes Software Design offices in Cape Town, or on-site at the clients’ offices where necessary.
 
The Products and Services division focuses on delivering packaged or custom developed solutions to companies in the financial services industry. A large pool of skilled resources provides development and consulting services around these solutions.