Major international bank HSBC will standardize its Linux deployments on Novell’s SUSE distribution, with Microsoft’s premium support.主要的國際銀行，匯豐銀行將規範其Linux部署Novell的SuSE分佈，與微軟的保費支持。

The HSBC deal requires Microsoft to supply the bank with three-year priority support subscriptions to Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.匯豐銀行處理需要Microsoft供應銀行為期三年的優先支持訂閱Novell的SuSE Linux企業服務器等優點。

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.匯豐銀行，其中有超過9500黨支部僱用28.4萬員工，在76個國家，是設法減少的多樣性，其Linux環境下，削減其總擁有成本並提高其互操作性的Microsoft Windows基礎設施。 It will continue to extend the use of Microsoft Active Directory.它將繼續延長使用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.匯豐銀行的合同如下過類似的協議， 1月簽署的零售商沃爾瑪，微軟，它與供應的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的微軟，去年處理可能有很大的深遠影響微軟比他們認識到在這個時候。