According to the video posted at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jul05/07-22LHMA.mspx the next version of the Windows Operating System (codename "Longhorn") will now be called Windows Vista. The video shows an announcement at some kind of show (the name badges on the people in the audience make it look like a conference) but not a lot of details. Microsoft Watch has posted a rumor here but no details. I look forward to seeing more about why they chose the name Vista and when the final release will be. I quickly scanned the Windows Vista page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx but didn't see anything more than a little bit of marketing and the promise that Beta 1 will be released August 3 with the final version coming in 2006.