The company's purpose is the development, acquisition, holding, management, licensing, and distribution of software, technology, and intellectual property, as well as the performance of all related or ancillary activities. The company may participate in other enterprises, as well as acquire, utilize, manage, and dispose of real estate and intangible assets. It may establish subsidiaries and branches both domestically and internationally, and may also perform all legal acts that the company's purpose may entail or that are suitable to promote its development or that of group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which they are directly or indirectly involved. This financing may be in the form of loans or other financing arrangements, including cash pooling agreements. The company may also provide securities of any kind for the obligations of such parties, including pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.