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    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-08-18</periodOfReport>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001059155</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GRIC COMMUNICATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GRIC</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001134240</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>VERTEX MANAGEMENT II PTE LTD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>77 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE,#02-15 CINTECH III</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SINGAPORE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>U0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>118256</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
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id="F5"/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><derivativeTable><derivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Series A Preferred Stock</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><footnoteId id="F1"/></conversionOrExercisePrice><transactionDate><value>2003-08-18</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>C</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>200000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>0</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><exerciseDate><value>2002-04-19</value></exerciseDate><expirationDate><footnoteId id="F6"/></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><underlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common 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Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>602409</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>602409</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>See footnote</value><footnoteId id="F4"/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeHolding></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.</footnote><footnote id="F2">The shareholder of record is Vertex Technology Fund (II) Ltd (VTF2).  Vertex Management (II) Pte Ltd (VM2) holds a power of attorney granted by VTF2 to make certain voting and investment decisions.  VM2 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by VTF2 except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that VM2 is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote><footnote id="F3">The shareholder of record is Vertex Technology Fund (III) Ltd (VTF3).  VM2 holds a power of attorney granted by VTF3 to make certain voting and investment decisions.  VM2 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by VTF3 except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that VM2 is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote><footnote id="F4">The shareholder of record is Vertex Technology Fund Ltd (VTF). VM2 holds a power of attorney granted by VTF to make certain voting and investment decisions.  VM2 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by VTF except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that VM2 is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote><footnote id="F5">The shareholder of record is Vertex Investment (II) Ltd (V12).  VM2 holds a power of attorney granted by V12 to make certain voting and investment decisions.  VM2 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by V12 except to the extent of its pecuniary interst therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that VM2 is the beneifical owner of the securities for purposes of Seciton 16 or any other purpose.</footnote><footnote id="F6">The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a stated expiration date.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Lee, Kheng Nam, Director, Vertex Managment (II) Pte Ltd</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-08-20</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

