Major international bank HSBC will standardize its Linux deployments on Novell’s SUSE distribution, with Microsoft’s premium support.主要的国际银行，汇丰银行将规范其Linux部署Novell的SuSE分布，与微软的保费支持。

The HSBC deal requires Microsoft to supply the bank with three-year priority support subscriptions to Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.汇丰银行处理需要Microsoft供应银行为期三年的优先支持订阅Novell的SuSE Linux企业服务器等优点。

HSBC, which has more than 9,500 branches employing 284,000 staffers in 76 countries, is seeking to reduce the diversity of its Linux environment, cut its total cost of ownership and improve interoperability with its Microsoft Windows infrastructure.汇丰银行，其中有超过9500党支部雇用28.4万员工，在76个国家，是设法减少的多样性，其Linux环境下，削减其总拥有成本并提高其互操作性的Microsoft Windows基础设施。 It will continue to extend the use of Microsoft Active Directory.它将继续延长使用Microsoft Active Directory中。

HSBC’s contract follows a similar deal signed in January by retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for Microsoft to supply it with SUSE Enterprise Server.汇丰银行的合同如下过类似的协议， 1月签署的零售商沃尔玛，微软，它与供应的SuSE Enterprise Server的。

The Novell-Microsoft deal last year may have much far-reaching implications for Microsoft than they realize at this time. Novell的微软，去年处理可能有很大的深远影响微软比他们认识到在这个时候。