The purpose of the company is to provide IT services, in particular the development and trade of software and hardware, the conception and realization of software solutions, as well as the provision of consulting and services in the field of data processing. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent company as well as to their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of all kinds for liabilities of such other companies, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers, security assignments, and indemnification agreements.