exhibit 10. 44 framework agreement for termination of lenovo security control structure this framework agreement for termination of lenovo security control structure ( this “ agreement ” ) is entered into by the following parties as of december 1, 2010 in beijing : party a : qi jian, citizen of the people ’ s republic of china ( the “ prc ” ), id no. 110108196007011212 with address at room 628, zhongdian information tower no. 6 zhongguancun south street, haidian district, beijing ( 100086 ) ; party b : liu kequan, prc citizen, id no. : 110106196305012456, address at room 810, zhongdian information tower no. 6 zhongguancun south street, haidian district, beijing ( 100086 ) ; party a, party b and the management of lenovo security technologies ( beijing ), inc. ( “ lenovo security ” ) represented by party a and party b ( of which the specific members are to be identified by party a and party b ) are hereinafter referred to as the buyers ; party c : lenovo - asiainfo technologies, inc., a limited liability company established and existing under the prc laws with its address at 4 / f zhongdian information tower no. 6 zhongguancun south street, haidian district, beijing ( hereinafter referred to as “ lenovo - asiainfo ” ) ; and party d : asiainfo - linkage, inc, a us listed company and the parent company of lenovo - asiainfo party c and party d hereinafter collectively referred to as controlling party. the parties above shall be referred to each as a “ party ”, and collectively as the “ parties ”. whereas : ( 1 ) lenovo security is a domestic limited liability company established and existing under the prc laws, and its current shareholding structure registered with the local administration of industry and commerce ( the “ aic ” ) is : legend holdings limited ( the “ legend holdings ” ) holds 51 %, qi jian holds 25 % and wang zheng holds 24 % ( legend holdings, qi jian and wang zheng are collectively referred to as the “ aic shareholders ” ). ( 2 ) in 2004, asiainfo holdings inc. ( currently known as asiainfo - linkage, inc. ) acquired the it service business from lenovo