The company's purpose is to provide services in the field of electronic data processing as well as to trade in computer hardware and software. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries at home and abroad and may participate in other companies at home and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property at home and abroad. It may also provide financing on its own account or for the account of others, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may also engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, either through loans and/or other financing, including under cash pooling agreements, with or without consideration. The company may provide security for its own obligations or the obligations of the aforementioned persons in any form, including by way of pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind, or by way of netting agreements, with or without consideration, even if such financing, security, or guarantees are in the sole interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved.