The company's purpose is the development, distribution, and maintenance of software and software as a service, as well as the provision of consulting services. The company may engage in any business and enter into any contracts that are suitable for promoting the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company is part of a group and may, in pursuing its corporate purpose, take into account the interests of the group. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing, including under cash pooling agreements, to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by pledging or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether or not for consideration. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and agencies at home and abroad, participate in other enterprises or merge with them, and acquire and dispose of real property at home and abroad.