Development and application of hardware and software products; consulting in business management, energy, strategy, organization and information technology to increase efficiency; marketing and implementation of own and third-party products and services in technical and business management customer processes; acquisition, holding, management and disposal of brands, copyrights, patents, licenses and intellectual property rights of all kinds; acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in other companies; conducting financial transactions, insofar as they relate to the preparation, acquisition, operation, conversion or disposal of companies of all kinds; participations; acquisition, encumbrance, disposal and management of real estate; financing and provision of guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.