The company's purpose is to provide consulting services and services in the field of electronic data processing, as well as to develop and distribute software. The company may acquire, manage, and transfer patents, trademarks, and technical and industrial know-how, acquire, manage, and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge. The company may conduct all other business that directly or indirectly promotes the aforementioned purposes.