protected T CreateChannelFactoryInterface<T>(string endpointName)
        {

            if (_hostAddress.Length > 0)
            {
                //Remoting Service
                return (T)Activator.GetObject(typeof(T), _hostAddress);
            }
            else
            {
                //WCF Service
                ChannelFactory<T> serviceChannel = new ChannelFactory<T>(endpointName);

                //create the channel from the proxy
                if (serviceChannel == null)
                {
                    //TODO: throw custom exception
                    throw new ApplicationException("The service channel could not be created.");
                }

                return serviceChannel.CreateChannel();
            }
        }

        [EndpointName("Clueless.ServiceHost.Artifact.Service.PPAT.IGlossaryTermContract")]
        public Clueless.Contracts.PPAT.ArtifactContext.IGlossaryTermContract PPATGlossaryTerm
        {
            get
            {
                return base.CreateChannelFactoryInterface<Clueless.Contracts.PPAT.ArtifactContext.IGlossaryTermContract>(getEndpointName("PPATGlossaryTerm"));
            }
        }

        [EndpointName("Clueless.ServiceHost.Entity.Service.PVP.IEntityLoginContract")]
        public Clueless.Contracts.PVP.EntityContext.IEntityLoginContract PVPEntityLogin
        {
            get
            {
                //examine debug host address
                if (base._hostAddress.Length > 0)
                {
                    //Remoting Service - used for debugging
                    return
                        (Clueless.Contracts.PVP.EntityContext.IEntityLoginContract)Activator.GetObject
                        (typeof(Clueless.Contracts.PVP.EntityContext.IEntityLoginContract), base._hostAddress);
                }
                else
                {
                    //WCF Service
                    ChannelFactory<Clueless.Contracts.PVP.EntityContext.IEntityLoginContract> serviceChannel =
                        new ChannelFactory<Clueless.Contracts.PVP.EntityContext.IEntityLoginContract>
                        (base.getEndpointName("PVPEntityLogin"));

                    //create the channel from the proxy
                    if (serviceChannel == null)
                    {
						//throw exception - channel could nto be established
						throw new ServiceChannelException(string.Format(
							ServiceChannelException.MSG_NOTFOUND,
							"Entity.Service.PVP.IEntityLoginContract"));
                    }

                    return serviceChannel.CreateChannel();
                }
            }
        }