the web.xml has a small typo. it should look like this:
<ejb-local-ref>
<ejb-ref-name>ejb/ImportManagerBean</ejb-ref-name>
<ejb-ref-type>Session</ejb-ref-type>
<local-home>mypkg.ImportManager</local-home>
<local>mypkg.ImportManager</local>
<ejb-link>ImportManager</ejb-link>
</ejb-local-ref>
[ October 11, 2007: Message edited by: Marc Marc ]