According to this new article to Developer.com mentions, as the deadline for the Drupal 7 release nears, development is stronger than ever to work out the kinks before this next major release.

This week, Acquia, the lead commercial sponsor behind Drupal for which Buytaert serves as co-founder and CTO, announced new training, hosting and distribution efforts -- moves that aim to further spread the growing footprint of Drupal deployments while work on Drupal 7 development continues.

The article talks about Acquia's efforts to spread the Drupal influence out further and further and some of the numbers they're looking for to see Drupal 7 as a success.