nothing new from Riverbed here... Expand networks have been providing branch offices with DNS, DHCP, Printing and other services for over two years now...
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what is the impact?
Riverbed's devices are notorious for only handling a handful of TCP sessions, the SH 300 (the largest of the small office devices) can only handle 165 TCP sessions (about enough for 6-10 users realistically). So what abysmal performance can we expect now that you need allocate resources to provide "branch office services"? what a joke! another great marketing ploy by Riverbed that gives it's customer nothing but smoke and mirrors!