Zeroing in on the threat of productivity losses and information leaks posed by increasingly popular instant messaging systems, L7 Networks took the traditional approach to firewalls and turned it on its head. Instead of focusing on "keeping the bad guys out" (i.e. intercepting incoming viruses), the company turned its attention to strengthening internal management and enhancing productivity.
看到日益普及的各種即時通訊系統可能帶給生產力、甚而資料流失的傷害，利基科技公司進一步更翻轉一般防火牆「防外賊」──攔截外來病毒及駭客攻擊 — — 的訴求，轉為「強化內部管理，增加生產效率」。