The purpose of the company is to provide services in the fields of software development and IT, as well as other types of services or support for group companies and third parties. The company may acquire, register and exploit copyrights, patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, technical and industrial knowledge, and establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are connected with the purpose of the company. The company may also acquire, hold and sell participations in other companies, both in Switzerland and abroad. In particular, the company may grant loans and other financings to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its shareholders, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security for their liabilities of any kind, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.