The company's purpose is to provide consulting, development, design, installation and integration services for information and communication systems, as well as to trade in products in the aforementioned fields of business. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, exploit and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that appear to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which they are involved, whether by means of loans or other financing or by providing security of any kind, whether against payment or not, and conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies.