The purchase, development, production, distribution and sale of all kinds of technical products, technologies, solutions and services to businesses. The Company fulfills the functions of a principal headquarters and provides global management services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa; it also performs management support missions worldwide for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise organization. The Company may acquire, manage, operate and transfer patents, trademarks and technical know-how, as well as provide technical and administrative consulting services. The Company may buy, hold and sell real estate, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The Company may also, in Switzerland and abroad: create subsidiaries or branches, take participations in, and more generally participate in, all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all operations directly or indirectly related to the main purpose; and grant loans or guarantees to associates, affiliates or third parties.