Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
A feature of the Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2012 is the Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (AD LDS). AD LDS, previously known as Active Directory in Application Mode (ADAM), is a directory technology that is very similar to the full Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), but has the capability to run separate instances of itself as unique services. AD LDS allows specialized applications to utilize AD LDS as their own directory service, negating the need for a new form of directory service for every critical application within an organization.
AD LDS uses the same replication engine as AD DS, follows the same X.500 structure, and is close enough to real AD DS functionality ...
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