So Steve Kondris is the one who sent this out? 

Interesting.  It obviously is one or more people who used to work for DAZ, or still do, since they claim to be the ones who created Mike and Vicky. 

The question is...do they still work for DAZ (this is some kind of guerilla marketing technique), or have they created their own company to compete with their former employers?

I have not heard Steve Kondris' name in ages, and I had assumed that he left DAZ.  His linked in profile suggests that is true.

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-kondris/0/b09/6a5

DAZ is listed as a past employer.