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Microsoft calls new operating system Windows Vista

Microsoft has decided on an official name for Longhorn: Windows Vista.

That's according to sources close to the company who requested anonymity. They said Microsoft unveiled the name Thursday in Atlanta at the company's internal sales event, known as the Microsoft Global Sales Briefing, or MGB."

Windows Vista, formerly known by its code-name Longhorn, is scheduled to launch in 2006, five years after Windows XP, the longest time lag between releases of the Windows operating system.

A beta, or test version, of Windows Vista will be released, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said in a statement.

One Windows site discovered that Microsoft registered the WindowsVista.US domain name.

Microsoft has relied primarily on date-oriented names for many of its products, although it has shied away from those on occasion.

Longhorn Beta 1 is widely expected to be unveiled next week. Beta 2 is due in the first half of 2006. Microsoft officials confirmed on Thursday the final release is still on track for the latter half of 2006.

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