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Stratus ®, a Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG ) brand and a global leader in simplified, protected, and autonomous zero-touch computing platforms, today announced Stratus ztC Endurance ™ support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022. This new support delivers critical optionality to the market, giving IT and OT teams a seamless path to the seven nines (99.99999%) reliability of the Stratus ztC Endurance platform for protecting critical applications from downtime and data loss in Windows environments.
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This release enables organizations to run demanding Windows Server-based applications in a bare metal configuration, backed by fault tolerance, for best performance with minimal overhead. Additionally, the Stratus ztC Endurance platform expands its networking options to include 25Gb Ethernet, an efficient and cost-effective upgrade from 10Gb, ensuring data centers and edge locations can handle ever-increasing workloads with scalable performance. The ztC Endurance model 5100 also offers a choice of either 100-127 VAC or 200-240 VAC to meet the power configurability requirements at customer locations.
“Stratus is committed to meeting the demanding compute performance needs of IT and OT teams in Windows and other environments,” said Dara Ambrose, vice president of engineering for Stratus. “Adding Windows Server support to our Stratus ztC Endurance platforms delivers the flexibility and reliability these teams need to run their essential operations with confidence. Furthermore, it offers our existing ftServer customers a seamless upgrade path to ztC Endurance and its seven nines platform availability.”
Stratus ztC Endurance fault-tolerant computing platforms deliver intelligent, predictive, and protected performance for next generation, sustainable operations at the edge or the data center. The model 5100 with Windows support will be generally available on November 18, 2024, with Hyper-V availability planned for the first half of 2025. For more information, visit the Stratus ztC Endurance webpage.
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Stratus ztC Endurance support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 delivers critical optionality and gives IT and OT teams a seamless path to the seven nines (99.99999%) reliability of the Stratus ztC Endurance platform for protecting critical applications from downtime and data loss in Windows environments. (Photo: Business Wire)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation early Thursday as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.
The closure ran for over four hours, according to pilot guidance issued by Iran, which lies on a key East-West flight route. International carriers diverted north and south around Iran, but after one extension, the closure appeared to have expired and several domestic flights were in the air just after 7 a.m.
Iran previously shut its airspace during the 12-day war against Israel in June and when it exchanged fire with Israel during the Israel-Hamas war. However, there were no signs of current hostilities though the closure immediately rippled through global aviation because Iran is located on a key East-West route for airlines.
“Several airlines have already reduced or suspended services, and most carriers are avoiding Iranian airspace,” said the website SafeAirspace, which provides information on conflict areas and air travel. “The situation may signal further security or military activity, including the risk of missile launches or heightened air defense, increasing the risk of misidentification of civil traffic.”
Iran in the past has misidentified a commercial aircraft as a hostile target. In 2020, Iranian air defense shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 with two surface-to-air missiles, killing all 176 people on board. Iran for days adamantly dismissed allegations of downing the plane as Western propaganda before finally acknowledging it.
The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate. The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait also ordered its personnel to “temporary halt” going to the multiple military bases in the small Gulf Arab country.
The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Iran at the request of the United States on Thursday afternoon.
U.S. President Donald Trump made a series of vague statements Wednesday that left unclear what American action, if any, would take place against Iran.
In comments to reporters, Trump said he had been told that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, without providing many details. The shift comes a day after Trump told protesters in Iran that “help is on the way” and that his administration would “act accordingly” to respond to the Islamic Republic’s deadly crackdown.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also sought to tone down the rhetoric, urging the U.S. to find a solution through negotiation.
Asked by Fox News what he would say to Trump, Araghchi said: “My message is: Between war and diplomacy, diplomacy is a better way, although we don’t have any positive experience from the United States. But still diplomacy is much better than war.”
The change in tone by the U.S. and Iran came hours after the chief of the Iranian judiciary said the government must act quickly to punish the thousands who have been detained.
Activists warned that hangings of detainees could come soon. The security forces’ crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,615, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Demonstrators burn a poster depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran, in Holon, Israel Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A woman mourns next to the flag-draped coffins of a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, during their funeral ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A man hands out posters of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a funeral ceremony for a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People take part in a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran, Berlin Germany, Wednesday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Policemen protect the British Embassy during a protest by hardline supporters of the Iranian government, as people ride on their motorbike in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
