Posted 9:11 AM

Geneva was better

At it's Worldwide Partners Conference today, Microsoft announced the formal names for the products and services that had been going under the code name "Geneva":

• Active Directory Federation Services – formerly known as “Geneva” Server(and a name in use since at least 2005. See this press release )
  
• Windows Identity Foundation – formerly known as “Geneva” Framework (this name was suggested back in 2006, but for a slightly different product).
  
• Windows Cardspace – same as current version (also around since 2006).
  

Not nearly as catchy as "Vista", but that name has too much baggage. My preference would have been for Geneva Federation Services, Geneva Identity Foundation and GenevaCards. But, then, I don't make the big bucks!

Labels: cardspace, federation, Geneva, metasystem, Microsoft