For one thing: an interface can't be both local and remote. http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-751 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4002341#4002341 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4002341