'''Intel C++ Compiler''' (also known as '''icc''' or '''icl''') describes a group of C/C++ compilers from Intel. Compilers are available for Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X.
Intel C++ Compiler belongs to the family of compilers with the Edison Design Group frontend (like the SGI MIPSpro, Comeau C++, Portland Group, and others). The compiler is also notable for being widely used for SPEC CPU Benchmarks of IA-32, x86-64, and Itanium 2 architectures.
The Intel C++ Compiler is available in four forms. It is part of Intel Parallel Studio, the Intel C++ Compiler Professional Edition package, the Intel Compiler Suite package and the Intel Cluster Toolkit, Compiler Edition. The [http://www.intel.com/software/products Intel Software Products site] provides more information.