The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, operate, and dispose of companies in the fields of technology and information system security, including, but not limited to, consulting services, as well as the development and marketing of software and computer equipment. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire, manage, and dispose of intellectual property rights such as patents and licenses, assume representations, and engage in any business activity and conclude contracts of any kind that may be conducive to the company's purpose or that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, and sell real estate, both domestically and abroad. The company is part of a group and may consider the interests of the group in pursuing its corporate purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, within the framework of cash pooling agreements (including zero balancing), and provide securities of any kind for the liabilities of these parties, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind. This may also be done without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the company's profit motive, and/or by incurring lump-sum risks.