| The internet cafe manager should be compatible | | | | can make a decision about whether we should |
| with the available operating systems. The internet | | | | buy the internet cafe manager software or not? |
| cafe business is one of the most growing and | | | | The following are some of the key features that |
| profit oriented business today. More and more | | | | a cyber café should have |
| investors as well as businessmen are now opting | | | | 1. All controls and billing should be automated. |
| for it and becoming an internet cafe manager. | | | | What this means is that the billing depending upon |
| The basic reason for its success is the low | | | | the usage of the facility should be automatic. It |
| amount of initial investment, low maintenance cost | | | | should start billing the moment a user starts using |
| and high profit margins. But since this business | | | | the facility and end right where the user stops |
| depends upon the usage of your facilities by the | | | | using it. |
| public, a proper check and balance procedure is | | | | 2. In case of usage or billing queries, the software |
| required. | | | | should be capable of generating a detailed report |
| When the business of being an internet cafe | | | | indicating the facility used, the time of the usage |
| manager was in its initial stages, all check and | | | | and the cost associated with it. It should also have |
| balances were done manually i.e. by hand. They | | | | the facility of sending the report through an email |
| are quite a large number of problems associated | | | | or printing it. |
| with this approach. The first being that it is more | | | | 3. There should be the option of selecting a |
| error prone, we humans tend to miss out | | | | prepaid facility in which a user has an option to |
| calculations. Secondly as your business grows | | | | choose among various packages. Since this facility |
| more and more, you are responsible for more | | | | is prepaid therefore as soon as the time runs out |
| systems at the same time, this of course make | | | | the usage of the facility stops. |
| the check and balance procedure even tougher. | | | | 4. Various employees could be given various |
| The good news however and the reason why | | | | accounts with different privileges. |
| the internet cafe business has been as success is | | | | 5. The user interface should be as simple or user |
| that now all this management is done by a | | | | friendly as possible so that there is no trouble as |
| computer software. This internet cafe manager | | | | far as the facility is concerned. |
| software basically reduces the human or manual | | | | 6. Since your facilities are being used by the public, |
| involvement to almost zero. The one obvious | | | | security threats in the form of viruses are always |
| advantage that we get is that there are no more | | | | there. It is recommended that this software |
| errors as far as the usage of one’s | | | | should have an inbuilt antivirus or be associated |
| facilities go. Since there are lots and lots of | | | | with an antivirus program. |
| available softwares, the next question that arises | | | | 7. The internet cafe manager should be |
| is which software to buy? At what price to buy? | | | | compatible with the available operating systems. |
| Also what facility does the software offers? | | | | If all these features are available at a low cost |
| Now we need to discuss that on what basis we | | | | than there should be no doubt in buying. |