Thank you Ian for your response.
We have resolved this and are now using Expresso DBObjects instead of snail ejb's.  Expresso is loosly coupled to the point that utilizing just DBObjects is workable.
The Expresso documentation has little(to none) info on how to configure this.  If anyone is looking to do likewise, check out the Expreso user forums, we will be entering some more detailed info there.
 
Craig Christophersen
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