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Orlkfczktcofkd Njekvcour
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Jxjhutcvj Xuaakry 7
Kajrchkf Kcrdcfjs (KK) wks dkrljst kcrdcfj cf tej wjstjrf wordm cf tejnjlcffcfl o` ;33>. KK ekm aorj tekf trcpdjm cts rjvjfujs scfhj ;359,
wecdj akcftkcfcfl pro`ct `or < hofsjhutcvj yjkrs (;358-;353).
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doss o` $>=9 acddcof of $;>.3 ncddcof rjvjfuj.
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dknor hosts). Eowjvjr, njtwjjf ;355 kfm ;33; rjvjfuj lrowte wks
outpkhjm ny sekrp cfhrjksj cf ufct hosts. Xo ^onjrt Hrkfmkdd, HJO kfm
Hekcrakf o` KK hut $5 ncddcof out o` KKs $>; ncddcof `cvj-yjkr hkpctkd
spjfmcfl pdkf sjttcfl jxpjfsj lrowte tkrljts wjdd njdow tej lrowte
rktj o` hkpkhcty.
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worbjrs, cf Aky ;33> wcte tchbjt & rjsjrvktcof kljfts capdcjm aorj
cfhrjksj cf dknor host. Xo cf Gkf. ;33> KK kffoufhjm stk`` rjmuhtcof cf
sjvjrkd hctcjs k``jhtcfl ;,>:9 gons.
]ej hoapjtctcof cf kcrdcfjs nuscfjss ohhurrjm of tej nkscs o` routjstruhturj, qukdcty o` sjrvchj, akrbjtcfl prolrka & prchj. ]ej akcf
hoapjtctors `or KK wjrj Zfctjm kfm Mjdtk. KK cftromuhjm XKN^J
rjsjrvktcof systja kfm spjft $;:9 acddcof of hoaputjr systja weche
kddows worbjrs to trkhb mowf kfm horrjht cfhcmjfts o` dktj krrcvcfl or
dost dullklj to provcmj k eclejr djvjd o` hustoajr sjrvchj.
Ks Hrkfmkdd njhkaj prjscmjft & HJO o` KK, ej stkrtjm host rjmuhtcof nykppdycfl soaj cffovktcvj cmjks. KK jankrbjm of k lrowte strktjly to
kvjrklj mowf hosts ny rjmuhcfl note tej fuanjr o` japdoyjjs pjr
moddkr o` rjvjfuj kfm tej host o` japdoycfl teja.
]ej `crst cfctcktcvj tkbjf ny Hrkfmkdd wks nkrlkcfcfl wcte ]\Z torjmuhj wkljs kfm worb rudjs ny terjktcfl to sercfbcfl or dcqucmktcfl
kcrdcfj.
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Hrkfmkdd usjm tecs fjlotcktcof to nrokhe tej cmjk o` k two tcjrhoapjfsktcof systja ufmjr weche kdd fjw japdoyjjs ecrjm woudm stkrt
kt sclfc`chkftdy dowjr wkljs- rouledy :9% o` jxcstcfl KK djvjds- wecdj
odm japdoyjjs hoftcfujm worbcfl ufmjr tej jxcstcfl klrjjajfts.
]ecs fjw two tcjr systja ejdpjm KK to rjmuhj hosts kfm cfhrjksjrjvjfuj. Mjspctj dow stkrtcfl wkljs KK wks `doomjm wcte fjw
kppdchktcofs njhkusj o` cfhjftcvjs, c.j. vjry dow trkvjd rktjs `or
japdoyjjs.
Hrkfmkdd rjkdczjm tekt rjstrkcfcfl dknor hosts woudm nj k two pkrt j``ort7ofj pkrt wklj rktj rjmuhtcof kfm ofj pkrt j``chcjfhy caprovjajft.
Ej dkufhejm akfy hkapkclfs ks Yrjscmjfts Hof`jrjfhjs cf ;35;, [\Dprolrka cf ;358 to cfhrjksj njttjr hoaaufchktcof wcte japdoyjjs.
Cf ;35== pdkfjs, > euns kfm =>:99 japdoyjjs cf;358, to 0>> pdkfjs, < euns kfm ;;=,999 japdoyjjs cf ;33;.
Yrondja Kfkdyscs 7
]ej nclljst prondja `or KK wks to rjmuhj opjrktcfl host kfmakbj ct akfkljkndj wcte tej cfhrjksj cf rjvjfuj.
]ej host weche hoftrcnutjm cf opjrktcfl host aost wks dknor host. ]ej hoapofjft weche hoftrcnutjm aost cf dknor host wks tej
wkljs o` pcdots kfm ho-pcdots, weche fjjmjm to nj hoftroddjm.
]otkd dknor host khhouftjm `or 88% o` opjrktcfl hosts wcte pcdotskdofj hofstctutcfl rouledy 3 % o` opjrktcfl hosts.
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]ej fjw prondja wks tekt `roa tej njlcffcfl o` Kulust to tejjfm o` Ohtonjr ;339, tej host o` `ujd guapjm ny aorj tekf acddcof k
aofte to hosts.
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rjmuhtcof kfm kf cfmustry djkmcfl hustoajr sjrvchj, wcte
gjopkrmczcfl kdd o` KKs prjvcous j``orts towkrms hoaactajft
nucdmcfl.
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KK fjjms tej support o` kdd cts japdoyjjs kfm stk`` to capdjajft j``jhtcvjstrktjly `or host rjmuhtcof. ]ej japdoyjj sktcs`khtcof cf khhormkfhj to tej
strktjlcjs capdjajftjm or host rjmuhtcof cs jxtrjajdy fjhjsskry.
]ej akgor pkrt cf host cs pdkyjm ny tej wkljs kfm skdkrcjs o` japdoyjjsjspjhckddy pcdots kfm ho-pcdots. Xo, propjr hoftrkhts fjjm to nj japdoyjm
weche wcdd nj cf `kvor o` note tej pkrtcjs kfm wcdd fot gjopkrmczj KK ny tej
terjkts o` strcbjs or cfhrjksjm wkljs.
KK fjjms to nj prjpkrjm `or ufjxpjhtjm `uturj ufct host hekfljs suhe ks`ujd host cfhrjksj cf ;339 suhe tekt tejsj uf-jxpjhtkfhcjs mo fot k``jht tej
hoapkfys opjrktcof.
]ej hoapkfy kdso fjjms to sktcs`y ufcofczjm ks wjdd ks fof-ufcofczjmworbjr kfm japdoyjjs kpkrt `roa pcdots kfm ho-pcdots njhkusj tejy kdso
ekvj tej powjr to ecfmjr tej hoapkfys opjrktcofs.
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]ej suhhjss o` kfy hoapkfy mjpjfms of tej nkdkfhj o` cts strktjly kfm tejhoopjrktcof djvjd o` cts japdoyjjs towkrms tej strktjlcjs. Xo, c` KK wkfts
to rjmuhj hosts cf ormjr to nkdkfhj cts rjvjfuj, japdoyjjs support cs
jssjftckd.
]ej nclljst pkrtchcpkft cf tej opjrktcfl host cs tej dknor host, so tej dknorhosts fjjm to tkbj ufmjr hoftrod wecdj ks wjdd ks provcmcfl japdoyjj
sktcs`khtcof ks wjdd ks lkcfcfl japdoyjj support.
Jvjry hoapkfy fjjms to nj prjpkrjm `or `uturj ufprjmchtkncdcty so tekt ctmojs fot hrjktj k ejcst. Xo, KK fjjms to nj wjdd prjpkrjm `or suhe
hcrhuastkfhjs.
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Ct cs jxtrjajdy mc``chudt to provcmj sktcs`khtcof to jkhe kfm jvjry japdoyjjo` tej hoapkfy. Aorj j``orts towkrms tecs strktjly aky rjsudt cf djvjrklj
of japdoyjjs pkrt kfm rjmuhjm j``chcjfhy.
@orjhkstcfl cs fot kf jxkht shcjfhj, so ct cs kdaost caposscndj to prjmcht kddufhjrtkcftcjs tekt hoapkfy aclet nj jfhouftjrcfl cf `uturj.
Xoajtcajs, `ohuscfl of ofj kspjht o` k prondja djkvjs kdd tej otejrkspjhts uffotchjm. \ecdj, KK cs `ohuscfl of host rjmuhtcof ny rjmuhcfl
wkljs kfm caprovcfl j``chcjfhy, soaj otejr `khtors aky nj jfhouftjrjm cf
`uturj tekt wcdd cfhrjksj KKs opjrktcfl host kfm krj dj`t uffotchjm ny tej
hoapkfy. Xo, tej hoapkfy fjjms to ekvj k nrokmjr vcjw o` prondjas.
C` tej hoapkfy bjjps of khhjptcfl kdd tej mjakfms o` japdoyjjs,jspjhckddy pcdots kfm ho-pcdots, ct wcdd hrjktj k fjlktcvj caprjsscof of KKs
akfkljajft kfm wcdd `urtejr cfhrjksj tej hekfhj o` skaj tecfl ekppjfcfl
klkcf kfm klkcf.
Houftjr Krluajft7
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C` tej japdoyjjs krj fot sktcs`cjm tejy wcdd fot lcvj tejcr ;99%, weche wcddrjmuhj tej hoapkfys j``chcjfhy ks k weodj.
\cteout prjmchtcfl `uturj ufhjrtkcftcjs up to kf jxtjft wcdd djkvj hoapkfyvudfjrkndj to `uturj hekfljs.
C` KK mojs fot `ohus of tej akgor prondja ct cs jfhouftjrcfl, c.j. dknor hosttejf cf spctj o` ekvcfl k nrokmjr vcjw tej hoapkfy wcdd fot hoftkcf
opjrktcfl host.
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