Thanks for your help. I have now implemented the TimedObject interface in my bean. The problem is now how to register the Timer. I'd like the (recurring) Timer to be run right from application startup, before I invoke any of the component interface methods. Is this possible? Ideally, I'd like to configure the Timer somewhere in the Container configuration, not within the bean itself. Best regards, Andreas View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3960335#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...