Introducing OpenMP: A Portable, Parallel Programming API for Shared Memory Multiprocessors

Sun Studio compilers (C/C++/Fortran 95) support OpenMP parallelization natively. OpenMP is an emerging standard model for parallel programming in a shared memory environment that provides pragmas (directives), runtime routines, and environment variables for programmers to easily parallelize their code. This article provides a brief introduction to OpenMP and is of particular interest to
programmers new to parallel programming methods in Fortran, C, or C++.