Mid-late December. Officially. There may be an update before then if the markets settle enough to warrant it.
Depends YB, as I understand per a phone call Gene said the markets suck right now and would wait on pre release if that atmosphere continued.
Be patient or jump ship is my thought. I did hear the US is getting better set up, instead of distributor they are getting their own office as I understand it. In a good strategic spot next to a large OEM but that doesn't mean anything yet.