Chapter 1: New Features in Adaptive Server Version 12.5.1

This chapter describes the new features and system changes introduced with Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise version 12.5.1.

The new features in Adaptive Server version 12.5.1 are:

Feature
“Dynamic data cache”
“Automatic database expansion”
“Improvements to the Adaptive Server plug-in for Sybase Central”
“Dynamic listeners”
“Globalization enhancements”
“SQL derived tables”
“Date and time datatypes”
“XML mapping”
“Native XML processor”
“LDAP user authentication”
“HA agent on VCS 3.5”
“Fast recovery”
“Database mount and unmount”
“Job Scheduler”
“New cache wizard section for sp_sysmon”
“Web Services for Adaptive Server”
“Enhanced compatibility with Microsoft SQL extensions”
“Adaptive Server 12.5.1 backward compatibility”