Home Work? Easy, With Cloud-Based Alarm Software

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When Cornerstone established our cloud-based alarm software platform in early 2001, we definitely felt like pioneers. The dominant business model then was locally-installed and maintained software. Over the last 20 years, there has been a sea change. Small businesses now embrace the many advantages of accessing services, tools, and even their precious customer data using…

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Make Your Resolution Stick!

“2020 will be different! I’m going to travel more, save more money, and my team will have its best year yet!” These are the sort of New Year’s resolutions we all like to make. But how many of them are ever really achieved? According to Inc.com, saving money made the cut for top five resolutions.…

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Home Alone? Not With A Security System

If you’ve never had the displeasure of stepping on an army of tiny legos, we’d like to know how you accomplished this feet (get it?). Truly, please teach us your ways. This year, as the holidays approach we want to discuss the various tips and tricks the universe has presented as viable alternatives  to a security…

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Cornerstone integrates with COPS

We are excited to announce that Cornerstone Billing Solutions is fully integrated with COPS Monitoring, adding another excellent partner integration for our customers. What this integration means for our COPS dealers: PULL data from COPS (preferred) – set up new accounts as usual through the COPS Monitoring portal. Then, by clicking Download Customer in Cornerstone’s…

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Cornerstone Integrates with UCC

We are excited to announce that Cornerstone Billing Solutions is fully integrated with UCC Monitoring, adding another excellent partner integration for our customers. What this integration means for our UCC dealers: PULL data from UCC (preferred) – set up new accounts as usual through the UCC portal. Then, by clicking Download Customer in Cornerstone’s software,…

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Fire Prevention Month

Fire prevention week is happening now, October 6th-12th! The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has declared this year’s theme as “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” While we tend to hyper-focus on fire safety during the month of October, it is important to be compliant with NFPA codes and safety tips…

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Cornerstone Integrates with AvantGuard

We are excited to announce that Cornerstone Billing Solutions is fully integrated with AvantGuard Monitoring, adding another excellent partner integration for our customers. What this integration means for our AvantGuard Dealers: PULL data from AvantGuard (preferred) – set up new accounts as usual through the AvantGuard portal. Then, by clicking Download Customer in Cornerstone’s software,…

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Cornerstone Integrates with Affiliated Monitoring

We are excited to announce that Cornerstone Billing Solutions is fully integrated with Affiliated Monitoring, adding another excellent partner integration for our customers. What this integration means for our Affiliated Dealers: PULL data from Affiliated Monitoring (preferred) – set up new accounts as usual through the Affiliated Monitoring portal. Then, by clicking Download Customer in…

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Yes, It’s More Important Than RMR

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Recurring Monthly Revenue is the key benchmark our industry uses to value security companies. As such, it gets lots of attention. But there’s another benchmark that’s even more important: Recurring Monthly Profit (RMP), defined as Recurring Monthly Revenue – Recurring Monthly Expenses = Recurring Monthly Profit It’s more important, because it requires a focus on…

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