Zeiss is a well known brand name from the company named after it’s founder, Carl Zeiss AG. According to the Ziess.com blog the company is changing its name to Zeiss to create consistency across its brand communications.
What does this have to do with Windows Phone? Well, Nokia uses Zeiss lenses in several of their Lumia Windows Phones, including the upcoming Lumia 1020/EOS. We’ve seen leaked images of the camera plate on the EOS that were branded with both “Zeiss” and “Carl Zeiss”. Some have thought the images with the Zeiss label were fake.