| Recently there has been an increase in the | | | | MyCafeCup to name a few. The programs that |
| number internet cafes that have opened world | | | | are available range from just managing internet |
| wide. The main reason for this increase has been | | | | cafe to actually managing both the internet cafe |
| the popularity of internet amongst the general | | | | and the shops other tasks, one such software is |
| public. | | | | called CafeTimePro. This makes the job internet |
| With the prices of computers falling quite rapidly | | | | cafe manager or shop owner a lot more easy |
| because of the components that make up the | | | | now compared to how it used to be before the |
| computer are now much cheaper. For example a | | | | introduction of such internet cafe programs in the |
| low end computer that costs now about 20,000 | | | | public domain. Internet cafe programs range |
| rupees would have cost more than double a | | | | varies not only there are program that do what is |
| decade ago. However, people have taken this to | | | | mentioned above but also there are programs |
| their advantage and have opened internet cafe's | | | | that designed specifically to provide training and |
| to help provide users with the basic facilities such | | | | instructions to help users get best of the internet. |
| as checking/sending emails and web browsing etc | | | | Internet cafe manager usually doesn't allow users |
| and charging them hourly rate to generate | | | | to visit certain sites in order not to break any |
| income. | | | | laws and he/she enforces to through different |
| The person who manages all the internet services | | | | means one way is to use internet cafe programs |
| for a shop is known as internet cafe manager. | | | | to both allow certain sites, but also to monitor the |
| This person for people who have just opened an | | | | user activities to ensure they are not breaking |
| internet cafe would be the shop owner himself | | | | the law. Recently the cafes have attracted new |
| and his role would include to ensure all the | | | | kind of visitors. Where previously people were |
| computers are running, collecting charges, as well | | | | coming to check emails etc, now gamers have |
| as helping users. This role of internet cafe | | | | started going to internet cafes to do LAN gaming. |
| manager has become a lot easier recently with | | | | People have taken note of that and there are |
| the introduction of internet cafe programs. There | | | | cafes that offer this kind of facilities specifically |
| are various internet cafe programs available to | | | | designed to attract and sever gamers. |
| the manager’s one such as NetTime, | | | | |