The company's purpose is to plan, develop, operate and distribute information technology applications, services and products, as well as to provide consulting, training, conception and realization of IT projects in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations, and engage in any business activities and conclude contracts of any kind that may promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also acquire, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, except for real estate transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). Furthermore, it may provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.