SQL Server Modeling - the new name for Oslo
As expected, Microsoft has announced the real name for the Oslo platform during the PDC. It has been named SQL Server Modeling.
They also have announced they will release a new CTP, called SQL Server Modeling CTP. However the components ("M", "Quadrant" and "Repository") still haven't got their real names yet.
It is also time to update all links from the Oslo Developer center to Data Platform Developer center instead. That's where they will move SQL Server Modelling (although it is still not there as of the time I write this article).
From the comments so far I have sensed a big disappointment with putting "SQL Server" into the product name. People think it means it will be tied too closely with SQL Server, while the concept behind Oslo should be independent of SQL. For instance the MGrammar can be used to develop languages completely independent of SQL.
I will wait and see what the name change means in practise, such as licensing and pricing. Maybe some more answers will come up during the PDC.
More information:
http://www.douglaspurdy.com/2009/11/10/from-oslo-to-sql-server-modeling/
http://www.douglaspurdy.com/2009/11/12/on-dsls-and-a-few-other-things/
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/oslo/threads/