Hodoman Timer® is a complete management system for Internet Cafes / Cyber Cafes. It is based on a client-server architecture. The client application resides on each computer station in your network. It provides your customers access to the groups of applications you define and to those applications you specify for each group. This application displays elapsed time and cost information, provides a fast and reliable way for switching from one category of applications to another and allows your customers to send SMS worldwide at a price which you define, making of this a revenue source for you. This management system supports various pricing plans based on an unlimited number of time intervals and , moreover, prices may be setup according to the day of the week. Hodoman Timer® supports packages for customers who know from the beginning that they want to spend a longer time in your Internet Cafe / Cyber Cafe and may benefit of a lower price for certain categories of applications which you define. Using membership accounts will help you keep your customers for a longer period of time and also offer them lower prices. Using cards will have all the features of membership accounts and moreover the advantage of easy management and control over their users. Everything is fully customizable and you may implement any pricing strategy you could think of , using this system. The server application will run in background on the computer you install it on. It can be controlled through a web interface (you will access the server application with a web browser, just like browsing a webpage). This is where you set up application categories, pricing plans, membership types, cards, packets, employees’ accounts. This is where you will find all kind of reports and statistics regarding over-time activity. Your employees will use this web interface to control computer stations (starting and stopping them), to sell membership accounts, cards, bar products and services and to change shifts.

Platforms: Win98 , WinME , WinNT 4.x , Windows2000 , WinXP

System requirements: Windows machines for the client application (on the computer stations).