All, Please forgive if this is a dumb, stupid query. Have read the available docos and read this list. I still have one little query! Is there some way to write a simple test client that does not require the Application Client Container (ACC)? If I deploy a simple EJB like a "HelloWorld" Bean, OrionServer seems to insist that in order to access this bean I must run my client in the context of the ACC. I just want to knock up a simple little program to "tickle" the bean. Can I do this wilth out going through the effort of deploying an application client? If this is RTFM, sorry for wasting your time, but please point me in the right direction... Cheers, Noel.