Index: source/ariba/utility/system/StartupWrapper.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/ariba/utility/system/StartupWrapper.cpp	(revision 2467)
+++ source/ariba/utility/system/StartupWrapper.cpp	(revision 2801)
@@ -78,4 +78,10 @@
 	if( initialized ) return;
 	initialized = true;
+
+	//
+	// having seeded the pseudo rng is always good
+	//
+
+	srand( time(NULL) );
 
 	//
