The conception, development, and marketing of software and IT solutions of any kind. The Company may engage in any financial, commercial, or industrial activity, directly or indirectly related to its purpose; create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The Company may acquire, hold, manage, and sell stakes in companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad, with the proviso that the Company may hold a stake in a real estate company in Switzerland if the shares of the latter are listed on a stock exchange in Switzerland or if the real estate company's purpose is the acquisition of properties exclusively for commercial use. The Company is a member of the Sonar Source group. It may act in the interest of the Sonar Source group or in the interest of certain members of the Sonar Source group. The Company may, in addition, create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. It may acquire, hold, and dispose of real estate (in Switzerland only those with exclusively commercial use). The Company may grant loans or any other form of financing to affiliated companies, as well as provide securities of any kind, directly or indirectly for the benefit of affiliated companies (or third parties), in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges, or fiduciary transfers of the Company's assets or by means of personal guarantees or securities of any kind, with or without consideration.