Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a dual mode service platform within a network communication system. In one embodiment, a dual mode service platform within a network communication system may be provided by intercepting packets communicated between a client and a server and determining from the packets whether a connection between the client and the server matches a predetermined service criteria. If the connections matches the predetermined service criteria, the connection between the client and the server may be broken to form a first connection between the client and a service application and a second connection between the service application and the server in order to perform application-specific manipulation of data in accordance with a first mode. Otherwise, transmission of packets communicated is regulated between the client and the server in order to process the packets in accordance with a second mode.