Hey Navid,
Yes, there is a difference. Active Directory, or AD, is a product created by Microsoft that runs on a Windows Server and is used to host a domain network where users can login with the same credentials to any computer connected to the network. I haven't worked with this product too much, but this the best way I can describe it.
The AD Web Service is a web service that simply allows you to access the current user's credentials that they have used to log on to the domain. This is made by us, Qdabra Software.
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