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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

or

for the transition period from              to             .

Commission File Number: 001-15713

ASIAINFO HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

4th Floor, Zhongdian Information Tower

6 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District

Beijing 100086, China

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +8610 6250 1658

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  x  No  ¨

Based on the closing sale price of the common stock on the Nasdaq National Market System on June 30, 2004, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $204,355,050.24.

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, was 46,478,830 at March 11, 2005.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain information is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

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ASIAINFO HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

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Except for historical information, the statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”) contains certain safe harbors regarding forward-looking statements. Certain of the forward-looking statements include management’s expectations, intentions and beliefs with respect to our growth, our future operating results, the nature of the industry in which we are engaged, our business strategies and plans for future operations, our needs for capital expenditures, capital resources and liquidity, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the provisions of the Reform Act with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the safe harbor provisions of the Reform Act. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the factors discussed below under the heading “Factors Affecting Our Operating Results and Our Common Stock,” under Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.

In this report, “AsiaInfo,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

PART I

ITEM 1.    Business

Overview

We are a leading provider of high-quality software solutions and information technology (“IT”) services in China, helping our customers increase their business value in fast-growing and evolving markets. In the telecommunications market, our software and services enable our customers to build, maintain, operate, manage and continuously improve their communications infrastructure. Our largest customers are the major telecommunications carriers in China and their provincial subsidiaries, such as China Mobile Communications Corporation, or China Mobile, China Telecommunications Corporation, or China Telecom, China Network Communications Group Corporation, or China Netcom Group, and China United Telecommunications Corporation, or China Unicom. In addition to providing software and solutions to China’s telecommunications carriers, we also offer a wide range of enterprise solutions and IT services to small, medium and large sized Chinese enterprises, across multiple vertical industries.

On July 27, 2004, we announced a definitive agreement with China’s largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo Group Limited, or Lenovo, to acquire its non-telecommunications related information technology services business in a transaction valued at approximately $33.6 million, excluding transaction costs. On October 19, 2004, we closed the acquisition and formed a new division, Lenovo-AsiaInfo, under which we have integrated the acquired assets and our former enterprise information solutions business unit. We believe this acquisition will greatly expand our current enterprise offerings and will allow us to provide security products and services, management consulting, IT outsourcing services, as well as industrial application solutions, to Chinese enterprises in industries beyond our traditional telecommunications customer base. We also anticipate that this acquisition will create significant cross-selling opportunities for our products and services across a range of vertical industries, including manufacturing, financial services and the government sector.

As a result of the acquisition, our operations are now organized into two divisions: AsiaInfo Technologies and Lenovo-AsiaInfo. AsiaInfo Technologies encompasses our traditional telecommunications business and provides software and solutions to China’s telecommunications operators. Products and services in this division cover network infrastructure services, including network design, implementation, operation and optimization, customer management and billing solutions, decision support systems, and service applications such as messaging,

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broadband, wireless and other advanced applications. Lenovo-AsiaInfo provides IT services for the Chinese enterprise market, including information security solutions, IT consulting, software customization, and business process outsourcing services.

Our History

Our company was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1993 by Chinese nationals residing in the United States. We moved our major operations from the United States to China in 1995, and began to conduct the bulk of our business through our various operating subsidiaries, most of which are Chinese companies. We began generating significant hardware pass-through and related services revenues in China in 1996 and significant software revenues in 1998.

After moving our operations to China, we designed and implemented most of the nation’s major commercial Internet backbone projects, including ChinaNET for China Telecom, UniNET for China Unicom and CMCCNET for China Mobile. Each of those projects included the high performance, highly fault tolerant software components that we develop and sell. Our software products can support millions of users, are designed with open architecture to facilitate customization, and are tailored for the specific needs of the China market. Because those software products, along with our network integration services, have a broad range of applications for our customers’ businesses, including their fixed-line, wireless and Internet services, our business grew from a pure Internet infrastructure developer to a total communications infrastructure software and services provider.

We have also grown our business in China through various acquisitions. We significantly expanded our presence in the operation support systems (“OSS”) market in February 2002 through our acquisition of Bonson Information Technology Holding Limited. In December 2003 we acquired a human resources management and business intelligence software business from a Hong Kong company, Pacific Software. More recently, we significantly increased our presence in the enterprise IT services and solutions market through our acquisition of Lenovo’s IT services business in October 2004.

Our Corporate Structure

Although our operations are currently organized as two divisions, AsiaInfo Technologies and Lenovo-AsiaInfo, our business is conducted through a number of different operating subsidiaries, most of which are organized under PRC law and directly or indirectly wholly-owned by us. In addition to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we operate certain businesses we acquired from Lenovo through domestic Chinese companies in which we hold no equity interests, but which we control through a series of contractual arrangements with those companies and their respective equity holders. Under PRC laws and regulations, certain foreign persons and foreign companies are restricted from investing directly in certain businesses within the PRC. Certain aspects of the information security business we acquired as part of Lenovo’s IT services business are restricted to foreign investors. Accordingly, in order to comply with these laws and regulations, at the closing of the acquisition we entered into contractual arrangements with Lenovo Computer System and Technology Services Ltd., or Lenovo Computer, and Lenovo Security Technologies (Beijing), Inc., or Lenovo Security, through which we operate the restricted business. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, Lenovo Security and Lenovo Computer are considered “variable interest entities” and are included in consolidation because our contractual arrangements related to those entities provide us with the risks and rewards associated with equity ownership, although we own none of the outstanding equity interests in those companies.

In addition to Lenovo Security and Lenovo Computer, we established another variable interest entity in June 2004 for the purpose of exploring opportunities to engage in the value-added telecommunications services business in the PRC. PRC regulations also restrict direct foreign ownership of value-added telecommunications services businesses in the PRC. In order to comply with these regulations, we entered into various contractual arrangements with certain individuals to set-up a domestic company, Beijing Star VATS Technologies, Inc., or Star VATS, to conduct value-added telecommunications services business in the PRC. For more information on our contractual arrangements with Lenovo Security and Lenovo Computer, please see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” contained in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our

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2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date of this Report. For more information on regulations in the PRC restricting foreign ownership in certain businesses, please see the discussion below under the heading “Government Regulation.” For more information on certain regulatory and other risks associated with our contractual arrangements related to Lenovo Security and Lenovo Computer, please see the discussion in Item 7 of this Report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” under the heading “Certain Risks That May Affect Our Operating Results and Our Common Stock.”

The following diagram illustrates the current organizational structure of our company and our material operating subsidiaries and affiliates. This diagram excludes certain legal entities that are wholly owned by us, but which are currently dormant, including Marsec Holdings, Inc., AsiaInfo (Indigo) Ltd., Bonson Information Technology Holdings Limited and Times AsiaInfo Technologies (Beijing), Inc. This diagram also excludes legal entities in which we hold a minority interest, and which are not consolidated in our results of operation.

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Industry Background

We operate in China’s software and IT services industry. As substantial proportions of our revenues have been, and are expected to continue to be, derived from customers in China’s telecommunications industry, we believe that developments in China’s telecommunications industry have significant implications for our business. Through recent acquisitions and the formation of our Lenovo-AsiaInfo division, we have gained exposure to customers outside of our traditional telecommunications base. Currently, we sell our products and services to enterprises in various non-telecommunications sectors, including the governmental and financial services sectors.

Telecommunications Market

Approximately 90% of our revenues were derived from the telecommunications sector in 2004, and approximately 70% of our revenues are expected to be derived from the telecommunications sector in 2005. According to China’s Ministry of Information Industry, or MII, in 2004 China’s fixed-line phone subscribers increased by 20.3% to 316 million and wireless phone users increased by approximately 23.7% to 334 million. During 2004, total revenue generated by the telecommunications sector reached approximately $62.71 billion, up 13.2% from the previous year. Growth in China’s telecommunications sector continues to be influenced by the country’s overall economy, in which GDP grew at a rate of 9.3% in 2004 according to the National Statistical Bureau of China. The following table sets forth certain information relating to China’s economic growth and the telecommunications industry in China as of the dates indicated:

By 2006, the MII expects telecommunications service revenues to reach approximately $75.9 billion. The capacity of fixed switching equipment is expected to reach 440 million lines in 2006, while mobile switching capacity is expected to reach 525 million lines. MII predicts that there will be approximately 170 million subscribers of data, multimedia and Internet services, with a penetration rate of 12.9%.

At the end of 2004, there were five major licensed telecommunications operators in China. China Telecom, China Netcom Group, China Unicom and China Railway Communications Corporation, or China Railcom, provide fixed-line services, while China Mobile and China Unicom are licensed to provide wireless services. China Satellite Communications Corporation, or China Satcom, the sixth licensed telecommunications operator in China, has smaller operations and specializes in satellite communications. All six operators are Internet service providers. In terms of total revenue in 2004, China Mobile held 36.9% of the market in China, followed by China Telecom with 30.1% and China Netcom Group with 16.1%. China Unicom ranked fourth with a market share of 14.3% while remaining operators together held the remaining 2.6%, according to MII.

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According to MII, overall capital expenditure in the telecommunications sector decreased by 5.3% to $25.3 billion in 2004. We anticipate that the expenditure level in 2005 will be at approximately the same level as 2004.

Enterprise IT Services Market

Through our Lenovo-AsiaInfo division, we provide software solutions and IT services to enterprises in China outside of the telecommunications market. We launched our Lenovo-AsiaInfo division at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2004, in connection with our acquisition of Lenovo’s IT services business. Approximately 10% of our revenues in 2004 were derived from the non-telecommunications sector, and about 30% of our revenues for 2005 are expected to be derived from this sector. We anticipate that as non-telecommunications customers become increasingly significant contributors to our revenue base, the growth of China’s overall IT services market will influence our results of operation.

According to China Computer World Research, or CCW, an IT industry research firm in China, overall IT spending in China is expected to maintain a compound annual growth rate of 17.1% for the coming five years. The majority of the growth is anticipated from spending on software, which is expected to grow 25.3% annually, and services, which is expected to grow by 24.1% annually.

A significant proportion of overall spending on IT services in China comes from China’s various administrative ministries and other governmental entities. According to CCW, the investment from the government sector in information technology, which accounts for over 20% of overall IT spending in China, will reach $8.4 billion in 2008, compared to $4.9 billion in 2004, representing a compound annual growth rate of 15.2%.

The finance industry, including banks, investment funds, brokerage firms and insurance companies, is another important segment of the IT services market in China. CCW predicts that IT spending from the finance industry will maintain a compound annual growth rate of 7.7% during the coming five years, primarily focusing on system maintenance, IT outsourcing, application software solutions and security solutions. Other contributors to overall enterprise IT spending include the manufacturing industry, in which CCW predicts IT spending of $5.3 billion by 2008, and the power sector, in which CCW predicts IT spending of $3 billion by 2008.

Market Opportunities

We believe that the principal market opportunities presented for our business include the following:

Telecommunications business and operation support systems (BSS/OSS).    We are a leading provider of BSS/OSS systems, which help telecommunications carriers improve their customer relations and operating efficiency. We believe that well-developed BSS/OSS systems for customer relations management will continue to be a key investment focus for telecommunications carriers in China. China Mobile launched its upgraded business operation support system (BOSS 1.5 project) in September 2004 and we expect that most of China’s major telecommunications carriers will restructure their existing technology-oriented and network-based operational support systems in the future.

Network construction, network optimization and network maintenance.    We were responsible for designing and constructing most of China’s commercial Interest backbone for carriers like China Telecom and China Netcom, as well as their provincial subsidiaries. The restructurings of China Telecom and China Netcom and the development of value-added services have brought new requirements for sophisticated functions to be installed on those networks. In particular, the increasing use of broadband presents opportunities for us in the area of network optimization.

Enterprise solutions and IT services.    CCW estimates that overall IT spending in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 17.1% in the coming five years, with the majority of growth coming from software, expected to grow 25.3% annually, and services, expected to grow by 24.1% annually. This data

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suggests that information technology has become an essential factor in the overall strategic planning of China’s large enterprises, and is being rapidly promoted to medium and small sized companies as well. Through our acquisition of Lenovo’s IT services business and the formation of our Lenovo-AsiaInfo division in 2004, we expanded our market reach from our traditional telecommunications customer base, and have significantly increased our presence in the broader enterprise IT services market.

Our Strategy

Our goal is to provide high quality software products and IT services for our customers and help them achieve sustainable development. The key aspects of our strategy include the following:

Strengthening our leading position in China’s telecommunications market.    We hold a leading position in the market for BSS/OSS systems and solutions, which we believe are important for the future development of China’s telecommunications operators. To further strengthen our leading position, and to better support telecommunications operators, in 2003 we introduced our “premium support plan”, through which we build strong partnerships with telecommunications operators to better understand their requirements and provide them with valued products and services. In 2004, we continued to enhance our offerings and services for telecommunications providers, including our release of OpenBOSS version 1.5.

Addressing the enterprise market through Lenovo-AsiaInfo.    In October 2004, we significantly expanded our presence in the enterprise IT services market by acquiring Lenovo’s non-telecommunication related information technology services business, and combining that business with our former enterprise information solutions business unit to form Lenovo-AsiaInfo. The current strategy of Lenovo-AsiaInfo is to develop and expand its IT services businesses in the market for large enterprises in China, and to promote AsiaInfo’s strength in software, technology and services in that market.

Focus on high value information technology professional services.    We focus on providing our customers with high value IT professional services, such as network planning, design and optimization, while outsourcing lower end services, such as hardware installation, whenever efficient. We believe the service components of our solutions will become increasingly important as China’s IT services market becomes more complex. We intend to continue developing our professional services capabilities, which include professional maintenance and support services to our existing customers, as well as IT and related management consulting.

Attract and retain highly qualified personnel.    We intend to continue our strategy to attract and retain the best and most qualified personnel in China’s IT industry. In view of the specific needs of the China market, we target our recruitment effort on Chinese citizens who have information technology and professional competence and international exposure. We believe that we have been able to attract and retain qualified personnel by offering attractive compensation packages, a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the opportunity to work for a leading company in China.

Our Competitive Strengths

In our eleven years’ history, we have become a leading software solutions and IT services provider in China. The key factors that contribute to our strong competitive position are:

Leading provider of telecom BSS/OSS solutions.    We are a leading provider of operation support systems to telecommunications carriers in China, particularly China Mobile and its provincial affiliates. We developed one of the largest telecommunications customer management systems in the world for Zhejiang Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile. Our successful work for China Mobile and its provincial affiliates provides us with a solid position to support other telecommunications operators in their BSS/OSS systems construction.

Leader in Internet related markets.    We have been a leader in designing and implementing China’s Internet infrastructure. We have built first-class Internet backbones and provincial access networks, as well as user

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management systems and email systems, for China Mobile, China Telecom, China Netcom and China Unicom. We anticipate that the systems we constructed will continue to provide us with a competitive advantage in promoting our software solutions and services to telecommunications carriers.

Large-scale proprietary software.    Our proprietary software allows telecommunications carriers to monitor user activity and analyze service usage data in real time. The real time feature enables service providers to increase billing accuracy, accelerate the time-to-market for new services and improve the effectiveness of marketing and targeting efforts. Most of our software products are scalable to accommodate up to millions of users. This capability allows telecommunications carriers to develop their networks incrementally as their level of business grows, without the need for architecture re-engineering or large-scale system replacements. Our software products are also designed with fully documented, open architecture that allow our customers and third party systems integrators and software developers to integrate our software with existing applications and services with minimal effort and programming overhead.

Customer-centric and cost-effective project management capability.    Our project delivery time with key customers usually lasts between three to six months, and at times may last over a year. We believe customer satisfaction is essential to preserving customer loyalty. As such, we remain in close contact with our customers in order to meet their needs and demands during the course of our projects. Through experience and time, we have developed a unique project management system to achieve maximum customer satisfaction in a cost-effective manner. We believe our effective project management system distinguishes us from our competitors in China.

Established customer relationships.    We have close relationships with all of the leading telecommunications service providers in China and have provided our services and products to most of them. Through the acquisition of Lenovo’s IT services business, we have recently acquired an established customer base across multiple non-telecommunications industries. We believe that our in-depth understanding of our customers’ requirements allows us to successfully deliver customized solutions. Moreover, our strong customer service and research and development teams based in China allow us to respond quickly and efficiently to the needs of our customers.

Products and Services

We leverage our core strengths in software and IT services to create product and solutions offerings for leading telecommunications service providers, as well as other major enterprises in China. Our AsiaInfo Technologies division offers a specialized suite of products for the telecommunications industry, while our Lenovo-AsiaInfo division focuses on government agencies, financial institutions and other large, medium and small enterprises.

AsiaInfo Technologies—Software and Solutions for the Telecommunications Market

Through AsiaInfo Technologies, we provide high quality software and solutions to China’s telecommunications operators. Our suite of innovative solutions includes three primary types of products and services: Business and Operation Support Systems, Service Application Solutions and Network Infrastructure Solutions. The products and services we offer to the telecommunications industry include various software product suites, each of which is given the name “Open” because the software installed is designed with open architecture to facilitate further development and customization for specific purposes. We typically integrate a combination of these products, together with our services, into customized solutions to address the individual customer’s needs.

Business and Operation Support Systems (BSS/OSS)

We are a leading provider of business support systems/operating support systems (BSS/OSS) to China’s telecommunications operators. In 2004, sales of our BSS/OSS products and solutions accounted for 62% of our total revenues net of hardware costs. Our core BSS/OSS offerings include customer relationship management (CRM) systems, billing solutions and decision support systems. We have constructed BSS systems for nine of

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China Mobile’s 31 provincial subsidiaries and have developed one of the largest telecommunications CRM and billing systems in the world for Zhejiang Mobile. Our specific BSS/OSS product suites include the following:

Network Infrastructure Solutions

Our network infrastructure solutions include network access and backbone infrastructure planning, design and implementation for telecommunications and Internet service providers. These services include technical training for our customers, as well as professional maintenance and support services. In addition, our OpenXpert product suite, offers telecommunications operators an integrated network management system. OpenXpert is able to generate a spectrum of network managerial data so as to enhance overall network management and business operation management. OpenXpert also monitors the application software systems implemented on the network, like billing, business operation, account processing, settlement, operational CRM and analytical CRM.

Service Application Solutions

We design and provide a series of applications software for Internet access, Internet Protocol (“IP”) telephony and virtual private networks (“VPN”) that enable the provision of commercial services to end-users. These applications often involve licensed third party software that we customize or integrate with our proprietary software to provide customized solutions. Specific products include:

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Lenovo-AsiaInfo—IT Solutions and Services for Enterprise Customers

Lenovo-AsiaInfo, established from the non-telecom related IT services business we acquired from Lenovo, along with our former enterprise information solutions business unit, provides IT solutions and services for the Chinese enterprise market across a wide range of industries. Lenovo-AsiaInfo currently offers five primary types of products and services: Information Security Solutions, Management and IT Consulting, Finance, Government and Enterprise Solutions, Human Resources Management and Business Intelligence Solutions, and IT Operations Outsourcing.

Information Security Solutions

We believe that there is an increasing demand for network security services and solutions in China, especially localized firewall products. Lenovo-AsiaInfo is meeting this demand with a complete customer offering including high-end security consulting and enterprise quality security solutions. Information security services and solutions have traditionally been an important part of the IT services business we acquired from Lenovo. In the fourth quarter of 2004, which was the first quarter during which we consolidated the acquired assets, revenues from information security solutions represented 17% of our total revenues net of hardware costs. Through ongoing product innovation, Lenovo-AsiaInfo is committed to remaining a leading provider of information security solutions in China.

Because of various regulations applicable to the information security services business in China, particularly as it relates to systems integration involving “state secrets” under PRC law, we operate certain aspects of this business through contractual arrangements with Lenovo and its affiliates. The aspects of the information security solutions business that relate to state secrets are restricted from foreign ownership, and we therefore operate that business

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through Lenovo Computer, which is wholly-owned by subsidiaries of Lenovo, but controlled by us. In addition, we have entered into a procurement and distribution agreement with Lenovo Beijing Limited, a subsidiary of Lenovo, to supply us with certain firewall hardware products and to distribute certain of those products. A discussion of the relevant regulations affecting our information security business is set forth below under the heading “Governmental Regulation”.

Management and IT Consulting

In addition to traditional IT solutions, enterprise customers increasingly require strategic solutions tailored to their specific businesses. In connection with our acquisition of Lenovo’s IT services business, we acquired Lenovo’s former subsidiary, Han Management Consulting (China) Limited, or Han Consulting, which specializes in high-end management and IT consulting. Now, through its Han Consulting unit, Lenovo-AsiaInfo provides comprehensive management and IT consulting to help enterprise customers identify problems and develop the right IT solutions. Services include:

Finance, Government, and Enterprise Solutions

We believe that China’s information revolution and growing economy are driving demand for IT solutions at various levels of China’s business and government communities. Combining software with a deep understanding of the specific demands of different industries and enterprises, Lenovo-AsiaInfo provides tailored IT solutions for specific enterprises, such as financial institutions and government agencies. Offerings include:

Human Resource Management (HRM) and Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions

In 2003 we acquired a Human Resource Management, or e-HR, and Business Intelligence, or BI, software business focused on the enterprise market, from a Hong Kong company known as Pacific Software. We have integrated that business with the IT services business we acquired from Lenovo in 2004. Today, Lenovo-AsiaInfo’s e-HR and BI solutions are helping Chinese enterprises upgrade from traditional staff administration to strategic human resources management through the use of advanced technology.

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Our e-HR system provides enterprises with a highly functional and efficient computerized system that enables the accurate, timely and standardized capturing, storage, analysis and maintenance of all HR-related information. Our e-HR solution is also capable of facilitating all key HR management functions, from basic data collection, filing, analysis and reporting, to performance review and salary/incentives management, to organization development management. In particular, our e-HR solution allows China’s large enterprises, especially former or existing state-owned enterprises, to comply with governmental requirements on human resources management and requirements of domestic labor laws on pension, housing and insurance. It also supports the management of career promotion systems for skilled workers based on numerous state-administered tests.

With its proprietary business intelligence solutions, Lenovo-AsiaInfo provides enterprises with a powerful platform to monitor business performance and support strategic analysis and decision making. Lenovo-AsiaInfo’s BI solution uses data collection, data warehousing, flexible reporting and data mining technologies, to build up analysis models for frequently occurring problems in enterprise business management.

IT Operations Outsourcing

With advanced IT technology, management experience, and qualified personnel, Lenovo-AsiaInfo undertakes the outsourcing of IT capital management, desktop application management, and business operation system management for customers. Offerings include:

Pricing

We currently price our projects on the following basis:

Contracts for our projects are generally subject to competitive bidding processes.

Technology

We have developed core competencies in various advanced technologies that are used in our products and solutions. By utilizing technologies such as multi-tier architecture, object-oriented techniques, data mining and

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open application program interfaces, we are able to provide our customers with the flexibility required in a highly competitive, dynamic environments.

Our OpenBilling solution is a flexible, expandable, and scalable operation support platform with multi-tier architecture. As a modularized software product, it has the following technical features:

Our OpenCRM solution has the following technical features:

Our OpenBI solution uses data-warehousing technology, offering decision support and execution services. It has the following technical features:

Our OpenPRM software has three layers: the access layer, service layer, and data layer. The multi-tier design technology provides flexibility, scalability, and high performance. To facilitate the flexible configuration and integration with other systems, the following technologies are employed:

Our OpenXpert software has the following technical features:

AsiaInfo Mail Center (AIMC) has the following technical features:

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AsiaInfo Net Disk (AIND) is designed to facilitate on-line file management by means of a web browser. It is capable of providing access authentication to the net hard disk, meaning that access is restricted to authorized persons. AIND is independent software, meaning that it does not rely on other software, although it stores data in standard database programs.

AsiaInfo Unified Messaging System (AIUM) is designed for expandability through distributed architecture. It can support over 10 million users. AIUM users are able to access data by local phones within areas that have AIUM nodes. AIUM can be seamlessly integrated into AIMC, and can also be integrated into third party email systems through standard protocols.

AsiaInfo Internet Short Messaging Gateway (AIISMG) has the following technical features:

Lenovo-AsiaInfo’s e-HR