AsiaInfo Signs Multiple Software Contracts With China Mobile Subsidiaries.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEIJING & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. ), a leading provider of telecom software solutions in China, today announced that it has signed contracts to provide messaging software to China Mobile subsidiaries in Shanghai and Liaoning, and customer analysis software to the China Mobile subsidiary in Chongqing. In order to offer high quality email services See Internet e-mail service. to its valued mobile subscribers, Shanghai Mobile will replace its current messaging software with AsiaInfo's carrier-class product AIMC AIMC Associazione Italiana Maestri Cattolici (Italian Association of Catholic Teachers) AIMC Associate of the Inner Magic Circle AIMC Ancient Iron Motorcycle Club AIMC Army Information Management Committee , which will significantly improve the functionality and scalability of the system. Under a separate contract, AsiaInfo will provide enhanced AIMC software to Liaoning Mobile, adding functions such as integrated email and mobile services. In addition, AsiaInfo's customer analysis software will be deployed by Chongqing Mobile, allowing the carrier to generate statistic statistic, n a value or number that describes a series of quantitative observations or measures; a value calculated from a sample. statistic a numerical value calculated from a number of observations in order to summarize them. reports with customer information. While China's telecom industry undergoes its wide restructuring, China Mobile continues to strengthen its position and to pre-empt pre·empt or pre-empt v. pre·empt·ed, pre·empt·ing, pre·empts v.tr. 1. To appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others. See Synonyms at appropriate. 2. a. competition by placing more emphasis on customers, improving its service portfolio and quality. For these reasons the carrier's investment strategy has been shifting from supporting capacity expansion to productivity improvement. "These contracts exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. the great effort China Mobile is making to improve its overall service and customer management capability, as well as our commitment and expertise in the telecom software solutions market," said James Ding, president and chief executive officer of AsiaInfo. "This is very encouraging for AsiaInfo, and we continue to see our company playing an important role in helping carriers successfully navigate through the changes in the Chinese telecom market, just as we have been helping them deal with the explosive growth in the number of end users." Shanghai, Chongqing and Liaoning are home to more than 16 million, 30 million and 42 million people respectively. China Mobile subsidiaries service approximately 15 million people in these three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. . About AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASIA) is a leading provider of telecom software solutions in China. The company offers a full range of telecom software solutions including Network Infrastructure, Operation Support Systems and Service Applications. AsiaInfo's products and services cover network infrastructure services, including design, implementation, operation and optimization, customer care and billing software; decision support system software; and service applications encompassing messaging, broadband, wireless and other advanced applications. A Delaware-registered company, AsiaInfo has constructed national backbones and provincial access networks for all of China's major national telecom carriers since 1995, including China Telecom, China Netcom China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, abbreviated CNC, was originally formed in August 1999 by the People's Republic of China government to enable inward investments to build high speed Internet communications in the country. , China Mobile, China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. and China Railcom. Since 2000, the company has successfully shifted its focus from Internet infrastructure construction to the provision of a full suite of telecom software solutions. For more information about AsiaInfo, please visit http://www.asiainfo.com. The statements in this news release contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from anticipated results. Further information on risk factors that could affect AsiaInfo's results of operation are detailed in AsiaInfo's registration statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the registration statement, including exhibits, may be reviewed at the Commission's public reference room at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The registration statement and other company filings can also be reviewed by accessing the Commission's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. |
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