[PHP-I18N] ICU Extensions for PHP

[Tex Texin]

There was some discussion (Mar 2003) of ICU Extensions for PHP:
http://www.zend.com/lists/php-dev/200303/msg00656.html
 
I am interested to know if this was ever completed? 
Also interesteed in news of any alternatives that extend Unicode support for PHP.
 
Tex Texin