> 1. The NDA is still in effect.

Unlikely, else A-Eon wouldn't have revealed the type of CPU in December 2010. The information on the CPU was part of the NDA according to A-Eon.

> 2. The information to be released could be embarrassing to the
> person/company responsible for releasing, or not releasing it.

Could be.

> 3. The person/company responsible for making the decision to release, or
> not release the information does not think it is important one way or the other
> and feels there is no reason to respond to any requests for such information.

Unlikely, else A-Eon wouldn't have teased us with its "quite a story" comment.

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22a-eon%22+%22quite+a+story%22