' Providing selective viewing, based on employee/group/time of day, and other variables

' Providing stream splitting to minimize impact of streaming video on the Internet connections

' Providing local caching of on-demand video to minimize impact of multiple downloads on Internet connections

Lest this be seen as draconian, note that "in the case of live streaming video, [the firm's] appliances can take multiple requests for the same video feeds and only have to download one stream and split it as needed for all of the internal requests...a single video stream will only minimally affect an organization's Internet connectivity, versus having numerous streams that will quickly overburden the connections." Such generosity does not seem to extend to free popcorn or beverages however.

Oh, and "in addition, [these] appliances can prevent the introduction of viruses, spyware and other threats from content sources on the Internet." Better than a physics-defying "banana kick" from Roberto Carlos or David "Bend-It-Like" Beckham.