Pre-Book eliminates time consuming sign-up sheets and painful policing of computers by automating the booking and time-limit management on computers. Perfect for Librarie, Education, Internet Cafe, Cybercafe, and Kiosks. Features include detailed policy control, external authentication, and usage logs. Easy to install and easy to run.Pre-book has three components: Windows Client, Linux Server, and Linux Client (DiscoverStation). Clients communicate with the server via XML-RPC. The Linux-based Pre-book Server tracks usage for clients across multiple locations and lets users reserve PCs in advance from a web page. The server also enforces the usage policies set by the administrator such as maximum usage per day.