The company's purpose is to trade in and develop software and license products of all kinds, as well as to carry out related commercial transactions. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and perform the associated coordination, financing, and management tasks, and carry out all legal transactions and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize, and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as issue guarantees, sureties, and securities of all kinds for affiliated companies and third parties, or otherwise secure or guarantee obligations of these companies.