CafeSuite is powerful Cyber Cafe management software that helps with managing customers and employees, controlling computers and printers, securing systems, accounting and billing. It simplifies and automates running your Internet Cafe business. Unlike many other competitive programs, CafeSuite is robust, quick, secure and very intuitive and easy to use. It doesn't matter how big your Internet cafe is - CafeSuite is capable of controlling any number of workstations. CafeSuite is designed to be a complete solution for Internet cafes and to make life easier for Internet cafe owners, operators and customers.
The package constsists of two applications:
CafeStation a main program installed at the operator desk. It is used by operators to control all connected client workstations.
CafeAgent installed on all client workstations - it secures and locks the system, offers possibility to log in and out and shows session information.
The basic task of our software is to provide operators and customers with an accurate timing and billing information at any time. CafeSuite keeps customer accounts, so that customers can log in on their own using username and password, printed account ticket with a timecode or even a magnetic card. It is possible to set any pricing you might imagine including periodic discounts on specific days or times, traffic and group discounts, time bonuses or points system. The software keeps inventory of products and services and supports POS devices such as receipt printers, barcode scanners and vending machines. Other important features include reservations, print control, remote screen and instant recovery of disk partitions. The software generates various statistics, which give detailed information about business performance. All transactions and actions are recorded into a database and can be viewed through multiple reports. Reports can also be delivered by e-mail.
Security
CafeSuite provides many levels of security, ensuring that your business is always under control.
Workstation lock
Unused workstations can be securely locked so that no one can use them without proper authorization from the operator.
Operator profiles
You can create many profiles for your employees with different access rights. Not every one should be able to change crucial options or pricing schemes — CafeSuite makes it possible.
Encrypted data files
All databases used by CafeSuite are encrypted which ensures they can't be tampered with by unouthorized individuals.
Backups
It's possible to create backups of data files automatically evey given period of time. Your data will be secure even when your system crashes.
Ease of use
Although our software has many advanced features it's still very easy to use, both for operators and customers. The user interface is clean and feels very natural even to begginers. The integrated help system will guide you in case of any problems.
Customer accounts
CafeSuite makes it really easy to manage large database of customer accounts. You can create different types of accounts for your customers — time accounts, cash accounts, debt accounts and unlimited accounts. You can assign beneficial charging rates to customer accounts to reward devoted customers.
Customers will be able to log on by themselves using their account ID and password. It's also possible to create smart, magnetic or barcode cards for your customers, so that a simple scan of their card will log them on.
Reservations
CafeSuite provides unique graphical workstation reservation system. Simply select a time period on the workstation chart to create the reservation.
In case of a very big traffic, you'll appreciate the Waiting queue function, allowing you to manage the waiting list.
Reports and statistics
Our software provides you with a range of reports and statistics summarizing your business performance. Starting with very general reports, you can even get a list of all operations performed by your employees minute by minute.
Flexible charging rates
Real strength of CafeSuite lies in the flexible charging rates system. You can configure many schemes of pricing, including periodical discounts.
You can assign different charging rates to computer groups, beneficial pricing can be used with customer accounts. You can even create traffic discounts that adjust prices depending on the number of free computers in your cafe.
Support for external devices
You can use barcode scanner, magnetic card or smartcard reader to logon users with accounts and sell products. CafeSuite also supports receipt printers for printing receipts and account tickets.
Print control
CafeSuite monitors printers on the main PC and on client workstations. Printouts can be confirmed by customers as well as by operators before they are sent to printer. It is possible to specify different prices based on printer, page count and format. All charges are saved in print reports.
Easy on resources
Even though CafeSuite is feature packed as no other software package, it's very easy on your system resources. Thanks to efficient programming schemes and great design it runs without problems even on older hardware. This fact eliminates the need for costly hardware upgrades, which saves your money!
System requirements
CafeSuite has very little system requirements, it will run without problems even on older hardware.
The software works on any TCP/IP network no matter whether you use dynamic or static IP addresses — both are supported.
CafeStation
Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me,2000/XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Processor: Anything that can run Windows
Memory: Anything that can run Windows
Disk Space: 100 MB
Client software
Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me,2000/XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Processor: Anything that can run Windows
Memory: Anything that can run Windows
Disk Space: 20 MB
