TrueCafe 4.1 Build 071116

Cybercafe management/billing/monitoring/reporting system TrueCafe system is a complex solution for all-round automation of Cybercafe (Internet cafe) activity.
TrueCafe will provide adaptable pricing, time counting, workstation locking, accounting, security, reporting and many other features.
Main features:
- Control a cyber cafe with ease
All important information is displayed on one screen: the list of customers that you can create, edit, sell products to; the list/icons of workstaions you can arrange according to the real location of terminals in the club; session summary for a selected terminal; the list of active sessions. While managing a session, you can set/extend a time limit or pre-paid, add any product (printing, scanning, etc.), give a discount, print a receipt when a session is finished.
- Utilize pre-paid tickets (time codes)
Create, print, sell, delete or recover pre-paid tickets. Distribute tickets among your employees (agents). Keep track of a ticket status. Delete all unused tickets. Use a ticket to top-up a customer session.
- Use license key (CD-key) management
Cut down your game licensing expenses using the CD-key management system. Purchase a quantity of licenses to cover a simultaneous gameplay vs. purchasing a license for every terminal where a game is installed.
- Install on NComputing and Terminal Server
Install TrueCafe on a multi-session platform such as NComputing host (www.ncomputing.com: L100, L200, X300, etc.) or Windows Terminal Server. In this case a number of user sessions run on a host computer simultaneously. Each session is considered by TrueCafe as a separate virtual terminal with TrueCafe Client running. TrueCafe Server can be installed on either the same shared computer or a detached one.
- Automatically charge customers for printing
TrueCafe Printer Watcher software let you automatically charge your customers for printing on any printer in your cyber cafe, using a very precise method of calculating the exact number of document pages and copies. Use the print confirmation feature which notifies your customers how many pages they print and how much they are charged for the printing. You can also turn on the print control feature which means a customer can only print if he has enough money on his balance.
- Setup any complicated pricing
Configure pricing per minute, hour, an item or setup a table of fixed sums that are added to a bill; round amount of a service; setup taxing (included in or excluded of the price). Create a number of time zones with distinct pricing for each one. Setup amount-dependent pricing (e.g. 1 hour = $5, 2 hours = $7, etc.). Create a pricing package for each group of customers or let your customer select pricing they prefer by providing them with "public" packages.
- Protect terminals
Lock a terminal unless a customer enters his name/password or a cyber cafe administrator unlocks a terminal remotely. Disable the Task Manager, hide the standard Desktop and Start Menu. Setup a restricted set of applications a user can start. Warn a customer via a message or custom sound file when critical amount of time/money is left. Let your customer top-up his balance using a ticket, change his password, order products (drinks, snacks, etc.) from his/her place. Restart a terminal when a session ends to rollback any changes made by a customer (providing that DeepFreeze software is installed).
- Control terminals remotely
Get a terminal screenshot and the list of running processes. Terminate any process, start an application remotely. Control terminal sound volume, mute sound.
- Chat with a customer
Use a build-in instant messenger to organize a chat between operator and a customer on any terminal. Send a text message to a terminal in order to notify your customers about an important event or provide them with any other information.
- Manage terminals
Setup an application set for each group of terminals (e.g. Internet station, game station, etc.). Shutdown or restart any terminal, start an application on a terminal remotely. Change the TrueCafe Client security level (none, auto-start, disable Task Manager, hide Desktop and Start Menu).
- Setup a point-of-sale
Sell products in your cyber cafe. Make a walk-in (anonymous) and member sales, select multiple items into a bill, add/remove items from a bill. Print a receipt on the receipt printer or any other printer. Make your unique receipt design.
- Use inventory system
Control available amount of your items in the stock. Use your barcode scanner when you sell the items.
- Save power in your cyber cafe
Shutdown idle or all terminals by one click. Shutdown an idle terminal automatically after a few minutes of inactivity. Turn on a terminal remotely before starting a customer session.
- Calculate Internet traffic and browse URL log
TrueCafe calculates amount of Intenet traffic for a users session. You can use this simultaneously with your current Windows or Linux Internet (proxy) server. The cost of internal cyber cafe traffic is not included into a users bill. You can change incoming/outgoing traffic coefficients, configure the list of ports that are used for filtering or setup any complicated traffic filter. URL log: keep track of the Internet websites and pages which a customer opens on your cyber cafe terminal.
- Analyze the business data
Use TrueCafe Reports to analyze your business data: the list of customers detailed by sessions and services provided; the list of services detailed by customers; the list of sessions; the list of system events (changes in the state of computers, the start/stop of the server, etc.).
- Use Web Reports
Analyze your business data in your web browser. Get access to your cyber cafe activity information outside the cafe from the Internet. Browse session, customer, service, terminal, etc. data for any period of time. View the diagrams which represent your business growth. Print any report on your printer for further analisis.
- Backup your data and settings
Backup and restore TrueCafe database and all system files. Configure a backup schedule to backup your data and settings automatically. Clean up the database.
System requirements:
- Processor: 100 MHz
- 32 Mb of RAM
- 5 MB of HDD
- VGA monitor
- mouse
Version restrictions:
- only 4 client workstations