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The Internet Communications Engine (Ice) is a modern object-oriented middleware with support for C++, .NET, Java, Python, Objective-C, Ruby, and PHP. Ice is used in many mission-critical projects by companies all over the world.

Ice is easy to learn, yet provides a powerful network infrastructure and vast array of features for demanding technical applications.

Ice is free software, available with full source, and released under the terms of GNU General Public License (GPL). Commercial licenses are available for customers who wish to use Ice for closed-source software.

  
Ice 3.4.1 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Ice 3.4.1, with support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and fixes for issues found in Ice 3.4.0. Please refer to the Ice 3.4.1 Release Notes an overview of this release and upgrade instructions, and to the Ice 3.4.1 CHANGES file for a detailed list of the updates included in this release.
Screencasts: Ice Touch, IDEs, and IceGrid
Matthew Newhook has recorded several new screencasts, most addressing Mac OS X development using our Xcode plug-in and Windows development using our Visual Studio extension. Another screencast shows how to build the Ice for Java sample programs on Windows and run one of the IceGrid applications. Let us know on the forums if there are other topics you would like to see discussed in a screencast.
Ice Touch 1.0 Released
Ice Touch has matured from its incubation phase in ZeroC's Labs and become a fully-fledged product. Ice Touch targets the iPhone and iPod touch as well as the Cocoa framework on OS X, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Apple's mobile devices into your corporate infrastructure or to create Internet-enabled games and groupware.
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