Software As A Service Ucc. In a case involving a software sale gone wrong the federal district court in Minnesota provides a nice recap of how courts analyze whether or not a given software-license transaction is governed by Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code which covers sales of goods. Gartner defines Unified Communications as a Service UCaaS as a cloud-delivered service that provides the below capabilities.
Article 2 of the UCC applies to transactions in goods. UCC AS A SERVICE. It is not focused on the market as it is today.
From an MNO point of view deploying a UCC as a Service UCaaS solution means letting a third party such as Mavenir deliver a white-labeled service from a managed cloud environment.
The transaction here was similar to a retail purchase of licensed software at a bricks and mortar store to which the Ninth Circuit had previously suggested the California UCC would apply. Because these applications are located on the cloud SaaS is an affordable effective way for small and midsize business owners to get access to the software they need at a price that fits into their budget. 772 F2d 543 9th Cir1985. Custom programming services on.
