The development, distribution, and leasing of software products, particularly for the administration and optimization of port fees; all types of services in the IT sector; consulting, technical support, and services for third parties in the fields of industry, trade, and marketing, including market research and the establishment of distribution networks; all activities in the field of intellectual property, particularly with regard to patents, trademarks, designs, and know-how; the acquisition and granting of licenses of all kinds as well as franchising activities; the purchase, sale, and management of industrial and commercial properties as permanent business establishments; the acquisition and granting of licenses of all kinds and franchising; purchase, sale, and management of industrial and commercial properties as permanent business establishments; acquisition of participations in other companies with a similar purpose; the provision of financings and the provision of guarantees in favor of the participations companies and in general the execution of all industrial, commercial and financial transactions deemed useful to achieve or promote the company's purpose directly or indirectly, including the establishment of branches or subsidiaries both in Switzerland and abroad.