Ice 是一种针对客户端和服务器进行通信的面向对象的中间件平台。Ice 为构建面向对象的客户－服务器应用提供了工具、API 和库支持。客户和服务器通信双方可以用不同的编程语言编写，目前最新的版本支持的语言包括C++，.NET，Java，Python，Objective-C，Ruby，PHP and Actionscr ipt。客户和服务器可以分别部署，可以运行在不同的操作系统和机器架构上。(Ice is an object-oriented middleware platform for communication between the client and the server. Ice provides tools, API, and library support for building object-oriented client server applications. Client and server communication can be written in different programming languages. The latest version supports languages including C++,.NET, Java, Python, Objective-C, Ruby, PHP and Actionscr ipt. The client and server can be deployed separately and can run on different operating systems and machine architectures.)