The company's purpose is to provide services for the procurement, processing, analysis and presentation of data. The company also provides services in the areas of management consulting and training. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for direct or indirect parent, sister and subsidiary companies and third parties, whether for consideration or gratuitously.