Powers vested in the Shareholders Meeting: passage of resolutions pertaining to amendments to the articles of incorporation, approval of new associates, disposal of shareholdings, dissolution of the company, and disposal of the company's assets upon liquidation of the company. The associates confirm the members nominated to the Supervisory Board.

The associates of the non-profit organization are:

• Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (German Informatics Society)
• Saarland University
• Technical University of Darmstadt
• Goethe University Frankfurt
• Technical University of Kaiserslautern
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Trier
• CWI Amsterdam, Netherlands
• INRIA Rocquencourt, France
• Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science e.V. (MPG)