Welcome to ZeroC™, the Home of Ice™

The Internet Communications Engine (Ice) is a modern object-oriented middleware with support for C++, C#, Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, and Visual Basic. 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 shines where technologies such as SOAP or CORBA are too slow and complex.

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 3.3 Beta
The beta release of Ice 3.3 is now available for download and we encourage you to explore its many new features and improvements. If you encounter any compatibility issues or have any feedback to offer, please let us know on our forums.
ZeroC Labs
ZeroC Labs is where we run our experiments and share the results with you—without interfering with our main product lines. If you are looking for bleeding edge technology, then ZeroC Labs is the place to look. The first project is Ice for Silverlight, which gives you the option of using type-safe remote calls and an efficient over-the-wire protocol in interactive Web applications.
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Do you have a question about Ice? Ice is a mature product with over 1,500 pages of documentation, an extensive FAQ, and a bi-monthly newsletter Connections. Check out our documentation page to get all the details about Ice!
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