The company's purpose is to provide services and development, particularly in the fields of computer science, telecommunications, IT and software/application development, and trade in and brokerage of goods of all kinds, especially technical products, as well as direct and indirect acquisition, holding and management, and disposal of participations in other companies, financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, in particular for holding companies, and entering into guarantees and sureties for shareholders, affiliated companies and third parties; may acquire, hold, encumber and dispose of infrastructures, patents, licenses and other intangible assets. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.