Another possibility is to use the J2EE Timer Service (check the j2ee 1.4 spec). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4000783#4000783 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4000783