What are the new Sybase ASE/REP patches SPxxx?

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Sybase is going to release some new ASE/REP patches SP100 then SP101 instead of ESD#

What will be the differences between ESD# and SP100?

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According to SAP/Sybase it's just name change to fall in line with the SAP way of doing things, as they continue to integrate product lines. SP stands for Support Package, where ESD stands for Electronic Software Distribution, but functionally they are both patches to prior software releases.

Some of the expected changes between versions of ASE can be found here: http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1038641

More about the change in patch naming: http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1099335

Rob Verschoor, one of the SAP Sybase Engineers just posted a blog about this very topic: http://scn.sap.com/community/sybase-ase-custom-applications/blog/2013/06/02/sybase-ases-version-numbering-goes-the-sap-way