New Features in Replication Server Version 15.5

Replication Server 15.5 introduces performance, usability, process, and database support enhancements.

Replication Server 15.5 Product Editions and Licenses
Replication Server 15.5 is released as two separate product editions—Enterprise Edition and Real-time Loading Edition—that bundle different base and optional features, and which require separate licences.
Sybase IQ Replication Using Real-Time Loading
Sybase IQ replication using real-time loading (RTL) improves performance and is available as a Replication Server – Real-Time Loading Edition feature.
Enhancements to Heterogeneous Replication Support
Replication Server 15.5 extends support for heterogeneous databases.
Performance Enhancements
Replication Server 15.5 includes several performance enhancements.
Usability and Process Enhancements
Replication Server 15.5 introduces several usability and process enhancements.
Changes to Default Settings and Reserved Words
Replication Server 15.5 includes changes to default settings and values to accommodate the enhancements in Replication Server and improve performance.
Enhancements to Adaptive Server Replication Support
Replication Server 15.5 includes enhancements to support Adaptive Server replication.
Mixed-Version Environments
If a replication system domain has Replication Server 15.5 and later, the system version, and all site and route versions in the replication system domain must be version 12.6 and later.
Newly Supported Operating Systems
Replication Server 15.5 introduces support to several operating systems.
Support for 64-bit Computing Platforms
Replication Server 15.5 supports 64-bit computing platforms, which provide Replication Server with a large amount of virtual memory space and removes the maximum memory constraint of 2GB.