The purpose of the company is to provide services in the field of information technology, development, production and marketing of applications, consulting in the field of information technology, innovation and strategy development, as well as trading in technical components and goods of all kinds. The company can enter into all commercial, contractual and financial transactions that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company can acquire, hold and sell intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. In particular, the company can grant direct or indirect loans or other financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide collateral of all kinds for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid.