it creates 1 instance of a process each time you call into the bean. That is how it is supposed to work View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4132669#4132669 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4132669