The moniker for Windows Cardspace will not change.

Also part of the Geneva platform is the Microsoft Service Connector, the Microsoft Federation Gateway and the .Net Access Control Service, which are designed to create a sort of identity backbone and connection to the cloud, specifically Azure.

Geneva Server is an STS that augments Active Directory and installs on a domain controller or a server on the network. Geneva lets companies with Active Directory extend it to create single sign-on between local network resources and cloud services.

The Geneva Framework is an extension to the .Net Framework 3.5 that helps developers more easily build applications that incorporate a claims-based identity model for authentication/authorization. The framework and the STS technology are building toward Microsoft’s ultimate goal of  

The to share "claims" and to connect with cloud-based services from Microsoft or other providers. Claims are a set of statements that identify a user and provide specific information such as title or purchasing authority.