According to the original timeline for DAZ Studio, the public beta was to start when Mimic 2.0 was released. The new timeline does not state anything about Mimic 2.0 And, animiations will not be supported in Studio until the release of the second beta.

The product page also states that DAZ has a goal of 1 million downloads for Studio in 2003. If it is still a goal, then they might want to start the beta soon.