I've gone back and forth with Eric Evenchik and he's working on it in his spare time. The SW is the challenge there too.
Here's a really good Kickstarter project using the CC3000 ... I'm a backer now...and planning to become an earlier adopter to get the Core in June.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sparkdevices/spark-core-wi-fi-for-everything-arduino-compatible