Creating, development and design of computer programs and software, in particular for commercial functions, namely, for accounting and checking, production and materials management, quality management and maintenance, sales, personnel management and project management, and general office functions; creation, development and design of computer programs and software for RAM data processing and in-memory data processing, for RAM data management and in-memory data management, for analysis and direct data processing applications, and apparatus therefor, and for the creation, development and design of RAM databases and in-memory databases, in particular on a real-time basis, and for readouts on a real-time basis, and for the rapid evaluation of transaction data; providing computer software as a service for the on-premise and remote processing of business transactions, and for the analysis of business data, for the purpose of real-time, ad-hoc and strategic business decision making, and for accounting and checking, production and materials management, quality management and maintenance, sales, personnel management and project management, and general office functions; cloud computing featuring software for the on-premise and remote processing of business transactions, and for the analysis of business data, for the purpose of real-time, ad-hoc and strategic business decision making, and for accounting and checking, production and materials management, quality management and maintenance, sales, personnel management and project management, and general office functions, namely, word processing, electronic mail and archiving; implementation, maintenance, and rental of computer programs and software; updating and maintenance of computer programs and computer software, in particular programs relating to the development, creation, programming, execution, function, production, disseminating, distribution, application, use, operating, handling, modifying, sale, maintenance, rental, updating, design and outsourcing; technical consultancy in the field of creating and development of computer programs and software; research in the field of computer programs and software