AsiaInfo-Linkage Announces Progress in Upgrades of China Unicom's 3G Nationwide E-Channel Portal

BEIJING and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) ("AsiaInfo-Linkage" or the "Company"), a leading provider of telecommunications software solutions and related services, today announced continued progress in the Company's upgrades to China Unicom's 3G nationwide e-channel portal.

"We continue to witness encouraging progress in our upgrades to China Unicom's nationwide e-channel portal, providing the carrier with improved sales and marketing functionality," said AsiaInfo-Linkage Chief Executive Officer Steve Zhang. "We see this as a positive trend for us as it has the potential to open up future opportunities to sign interface contracts at both the nationwide and provincial levels."    

Since 2008, AsiaInfo-Linkage has partnered with China Unicom in the development of its nationwide 3G e-channel portal. The portal provides the first unified nationwide electronic platform in China which can support comprehensive customer sales, optimize service and business management, and is connected to each of China Unicom's provincial Business Support Systems ("BSS"). In 2011, as the sole software vendor for Unicom's 3G e-channel portal, AsiaInfo-Linkage is upgrading the carrier's system to support 3G business orders as well as integrating the 2G and fixed-line businesses. At the same time, AsiaInfo-Linkage is linking the nationwide e-channel portal with China Unicom's provincial billing systems. The nationwide e-channel portal will allow Unicom to more effectively manage electronic sales and improve the overall customer experience.

About AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.

AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) is a leading provider of high-quality software solutions and IT services in China's telecommunications industry. Following the merger between AsiaInfo and Linkage on July 1, 2010, AsiaInfo-Linkage leverages both AsiaInfo's and Linkage's leading market positions and complementary customer bases to provide a robust, comprehensive service offering primarily to China's telecom operators. AsiaInfo-Linkage's world-class R&D capabilities and extensive base of highly skilled engineers provide best-of-class solutions to help customers differentiate themselves from the competition.

For more information about AsiaInfo-Linkage, please visit www.asiainfo-linkage.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained in this document is as of May 2, 2011. AsiaInfo-Linkage assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments.

This document contains forward-looking information about AsiaInfo-Linkage's operating results and business prospects that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government telecommunications infrastructure and budgetary policy in China; our ability to maintain our concentrated customer base; our ability to successfully integrate the business of Linkage into ours; the long and variable billing cycles for our products and services that can cause our revenues and operating results to vary significantly from period to period; our ability to meet our working capital requirements; our ability to retain our executive officers; our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; potential liabilities we are exposed to because we extend warranties to our customers; risks associated with cost overruns and delays; our ability to develop or acquire new products or enhancements to our software products that are marketable on a timely and cost-effective basis; our ability to adequately protect our proprietary rights; the competitive nature of the markets we operate in; and political and economic policies of the Chinese government. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, and in our reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.

For more information about AsiaInfo-Linkage, please visit www.asiainfo-linkage.com.  

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Mr. Jimmy Xia
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8216-6039
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Justin Knapp
Ogilvy Financial, Beijing
Tel: +86-10-8520-6556
Email: [email protected]

In the United States:

Ms. Jessica Barist Cohen
Ogilvy Financial, New York
Tel: +1-646-460-9989
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.

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