Novice,
Yes - that is my company. We're working right now on a full implementation of the TLE in custom hardware, ready to run. (Although, the final TLE will differ from the existing one in that instead of 1 AVR for four axis, it will be 1 AVR per axis, using a targeted protocol. This way each axis can be independent and thereby free up code space/memory for a lot more function.)
Bret,
the project is still active (see above), and openmoco.org has several active users, I'll admit to being remiss in posting new stuff up there as of late, but having two full-time jobs is kind of kicking my butt =) Feel free to join us and talk about what you want to achieve!
!c