release date, cookiesless, session questions

[amediqops]

1. what is the actual target date for a release version for NGWS?<BR>2. how do i use the SQL SERVER state plugin? where do i install it from ? etc.<BR>3. can i use the cookieless option without ASP+ munging the sessionid into the URL (let&#039s say i would place the sessionid in a hidden field) ?<BR>4. will the protocol used by the ASP State service be public? will the service be configurable? will features like writing the data into a file be supported?<BR><BR>thanks<BR>ariel