Cafe Suite For free

CafeSuite is a very powerful cyber cafe package that can help you with cyber cafe management, accounting and billing.

Unlike many other programs CafeSuite is robust, quick and secure. It doesn't matter how big is your cyber cafe - CafeSuite is capable of controlling any number of workstations. It is designed to be a great help for all cyber cafe owners, operators and customers.

CafeSuite's basic task is to provide operators and customers with an accurate timing and billing information at any time. The software generates various reports and statistics, which give detailed information about your Internet cafe business.

All transactions, and actions are kept in database and reported to the club's owner. Reports can be delivered to you by e-mail. Now you have total control over your business!
Main features

The software works on any TCP/IP network no matter whether you use dynamic or persistent IP addresses.

Both client and server programs operate under all Windows systems - Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000/2003 and XP.

Operator accounts with different access rights, each having unique username and password for logon. All of your workers' actions are recorded in the reports.

Charging rates system, which allows you to define any pricing system, special rates can be assigned to different computer groups, user accounts can have different charging rates as well.

Periodical discounts system - ability to change charging rates automatically, at specific time or depending on the day of the week.

Accounts for members. They store detailed user information, account history and bill. It's possible to pay for products and services with account or even to have debt on account. There are four kinds of accounts:

Time accounts - users buy a specific time period paying in advance. These accounts can always be recharged with extra time.

Cash accounts - users have an specific amount of money to spend in your cafe. These accounts can always be recharged with extra cash.

Use and pay accounts - users are charged every time they use account.

Administrative accounts - used by administrators to maintain workstations.
Customer logon system - allows users to log onto their accounts from the workstation (independently from the operator). Accounts can be both prepaid and pay-when-you-leave depending on your business profile. The software can also automatically log on users with their Windows username.

Computer groups - you can use them to gather computers that share the same charging rate (for example: computers for IRC can have different charging rate than computers used for games of surfing the web).
Graphical reservation system - Internet clubs using CafeSuite usually have big traffic - that's why we developed an easy to use graphical reservation system and waiting queue feature.
System policies module - makes it possible to set certain restrictions on client workstations to prevent computer abuse.

Shop module - used to quickly report orders from your customers, includes basic inventory management, discounts for members and operators, customizable taxes and receipts
Support for external devices - you can use barcode scanner, magnetic card or smartcard reader to logon users with accounts.
Second currency - CafeSuite allows you to display charges in two currencies.

If you'd like to see longer list of advantages go to the features page.
Client-server architecture

CafeSuite consists of two applications:

CafeStation - main program (server) which is operated by cyber cafe administrator
user-friendly interface ensures quick and easy operation even by novice computer users
fully customizable through options
very robust and powerful

CafeAgent - small program that resides on remote computers, displays time notifications, sets system policies, locks workstations and logs customers in and out.
Takes up almost no system resources
doesn't slow down local network nor Internet
automatically installs itself into the system
Access control

CafeSuite has features necessary for cafe owners - it provides full income control, locks idle computers, generates detailed reports and statistics and supports different privileges for operators:
Owner - has access to all the features and reports
Administrator - can operate the program, but doesn't have access to advanced functions
Custom - you can specify privileges on your own
All the actions are being recorded in a special log, which can only be viewed by users having proper access rights. It lets you control your employees and of course the income.
Security

CafeSuite software is protected against improper or malicious usage:
All connections and data send between clients and server are encoded and additionally protected by password.
Report files are encoded and cannot be manually edited from outside CafeStation.

CafeAgent is password protected against unauthorized uninstallation from the system.

CafeAgent cannot be terminated by user even by killing its process.

CafeAgent can accept connections only from the main server.
Access to CafeStation can be protected by password, so that users have to log in each time the program is opened.
Software cannot be tricked by system time changes. Moreover they are written to the report.
Size: 4.0 MB

Download CafeSuite 3.34 RC8