The company may engage in Switzerland or abroad, in any form, all activities related to the development and marketing of horizontal and vertical applications based on advanced digital technologies (including, in particular, information storage and transmission technology, data integrity and provenance), especially in the fields of access control, security identification, traceability and solutions and services; the company may engage in all activities related to information technologies, including consulting, service and maintenance, marketing, sales (purchase, sale, rental and import) of hardware and software as well as the trade of all electronic and computer products. The company may acquire, hold, sell and lease intellectual property rights, including, in particular, licenses, franchises, patents and trademarks; the company may establish, in Switzerland or abroad, subsidiaries, branches, agencies and participate in other companies, establish partnerships and undertake all similar or related initiatives that are directly or indirectly related to its activities, merge with similar or similar companies, in Switzerland or abroad, and carry out all operations that are likely to promote the company's objectives, directly or indirectly; the company may in this context acquire or lease any movable or immovable property, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE, in direct or indirect connection with its objectives and trade in them; the company may grant loans or guarantees of any kind to third parties or its shareholders.