ØMQ (ZeroMQ) provides a simple way to connect different codes across various transports like in-process, inter-process, TCP, and multicast. It uses a socket interface that supports common messaging patterns like request-reply, publish-subscribe, and task distribution. These sockets can be connected in a flexible topology to build scalable, concurrent applications that take advantage of multicore systems. ØMQ has language bindings for many languages and runs on most operating systems.