I wouldn't get too excited over whether they're going to hit numbers in the quarterly or not. It's a tiny company, and good numbers or bad are generally regarded as transient. Some real news regarding additional sales channels or some other means of bringing us up a level would be important, but most everything else is background. No matter what, you know that victory will be declared :)
I suspect Dr. Tate is attending a conference or two. He likes hobnobbing :)