2016093 - SMP 2.3.x: Creating a large number of sync groups in one package causes this error: "Too many publications specified"

A customer had a large number(60) of sync groups defined in a single SMP 2.3.x package.  The customer then tried to add 3 additional sync groups to the package.   The groups were added just fine in WorkSpace but when deploying to a Windows Mobile 6.x device the following error occurred:

Anywhere.Data.UltraLite.ULException
Message: "Too many publications specified for operation"
Native Error:
iAnywhere.Data.UltraLite.ULSQLCode.SQLE_TOO_MANY_PUBLICATIONS
Stack Trace:
 at iAnywhere.Data.UltraLite.ULConnection.RuntimeErrorCheck()
 at iAnywhere.Data.UltraLite.ULCommand.DoExecuteStatement()
 at iAnywhere.Data.UltraLite.ULCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
 at com.sybase.afx.DatabaseBase.ExecuteBatchSQLs(ConnectionWrapper
_conn, StringList sqls)
 at AirProducts.GlobalIT.Pact.MobileObjects.PactDB.CreateDatabase()

SMP 2.3.x.
Any device type using Ultralite client db.

Ultralite
Publication , KBA , MOB-ONP-APP , SAP Mobile On Premise Application Services , Problem