Is Microsoft the software vendor for IFS Applications?

IFS Applications is a service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based enterprise suite based on open standards and using a number of standard tools and technologies. It does incorporate some Microsoft-owned technologies, like .NET in the user interface. In general, Microsoft technology will be found in the user interface and in elements of the application that will be exposed in a web browser or on the desktop.

For more information on the various technologies used in the IFS Applications architecture, you may want to read this whitepaper:

http://www.ifsworld.com/sv-se/download/resources/pdfs/white-papers/ifs-applications-7-5-architecture-and-technology/ifs-applications-75-architecture-and-technology.pdf