The purpose of the company is to provide services in the field of information technology, development, production and marketing of applications, consulting in the field of information technology, innovation and strategy development, as well as trading in technical components and goods of all kinds. The company may enter into all commercial, contractual and financial transactions that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. 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 subsidiaries and third parties. In particular, the company may grant direct or indirect loans or other financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide security of all kinds for the obligations of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.