Python and Ice have much in common: they both are suited for a wide variety of tasks, excel at application integration, and are easy for developers to use. An Ice language mapping for Python is a recent and welcome addition to the Ice product portfolio, enabling developers to take advantage of the productivity offered by Python's friendly syntax and extensive function library. This Ice distribution is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). WWW: http://www.zeroc.org/ - Boris B. Samorodov bsam@ipt.ru