diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
index db8193b..2f78172 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
+import altk.comm.engine.Job.JobStatus;
 import altk.comm.engine.exception.BroadcastError;
 import altk.comm.engine.exception.BroadcastException;
 import altk.comm.engine.exception.EngineException;
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 	private Integer transactions;
 	
 	private Integer serviceActivityCount;
+	
+	/** Running count of successful jobs */
+	private int successCount;
 
 	
     public static enum BroadcastState
@@ -812,7 +816,7 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 	
 	/**
 	 * Defaults to current state
-	 * @return
+	 * @return XML string 
 	 */
 	protected String mkStatusReport()
     {
@@ -851,14 +855,26 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 			}
 		}
 		statusBf.append("<transactions>" + transactions + "</transactions>");
+		statusBf.append("<success>" + successCount + "</success>");
 		statusBf.append("<job_summary completed='" + getCompletedJobCount() +
 		        "' ready='" + getPendingJobCount() + "'");
 		statusBf.append(" active='" + getActiveJobCount() + "'");
 		statusBf.append("></job_summary></" + topLevelTag + ">\r\n");
+		statusBf.append(additionalStatusXML());
 		String statusReport = statusBf.toString();
         return statusReport;
     }
 
+	/**
+	 * Derived class may add additional status in a broadcast status XML posted back to portal,
+	 * by returning an XML tag which will be included immediately in the top-level tag
+	 * of the broadcast status.
+	 */
+	protected String additionalStatusXML() 
+	{
+		return "";
+	}
+	
 	protected void onExpire()
 	{
 	}
@@ -1148,7 +1164,8 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
     }
     
 	/**
-	 * Sets jobStatus in job, and post job report.
+	 * Constructs job report for given job, and posts report in postback queue.
+	 * If job status is SUCCESS, then the class attribute successCount in incremented by 1..
 	 * Optionally reschedules job.
 	 * If no rescheduling, then decrement number of remainingJobs,
 	 * @param job
@@ -1162,6 +1179,7 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
            JobReport report = mkJobReport();
            report.initBase(job, broadcastId, launchRecordId, activityRecordIdParamName, jobReportRootNodeName);
            report.init(job);
+           if (job.jobStatus == JobStatus.SUCCESS) successCount++;
            postback.queueReport(report.toString());
         }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
index 0320f6b..3b2713e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ public abstract class CommEngine extends HttpServlet
 
 	static final String REQUEST_TOP_ELEMENT_NAME_DEFAULT = "Request";
 
-    private static final int SCHEDULER_THREAD_POOL_SIZE = 1;
-    
     private static final long DEAD_BROADCAST_VIEWING_PERIOD_DEFAULT = 60;
 
     public static final String SERVICE_THREADPOOL_SIZE_KEY = "service_threadpool_size";
@@ -184,8 +182,7 @@ public abstract class CommEngine extends HttpServlet
         }
         
         // Set up periodic purge of stale broadcasts, based on deadBroadcastViewingMinutes
-        String periodStr = config.getProperty("dead_broadcast_viewing_period",
-                new Long(DEAD_BROADCAST_VIEWING_PERIOD_DEFAULT).toString());
+        String periodStr = config.getProperty("dead_broadcast_viewing_period", Long.toString(DEAD_BROADCAST_VIEWING_PERIOD_DEFAULT));
         deadBroadcastViewingMinutes = Long.parseLong(periodStr);
         CommonLogger.startup.info(String.format("Dead broadcast viewing period: %d minutes", deadBroadcastViewingMinutes));
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Postback.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Postback.java
index 2fc7ffb..8dfbd28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Postback.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Postback.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Queue;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
@@ -89,8 +88,6 @@ public class Postback
 	
 	protected int postedTransactions;
 
-	private boolean shutdownWhenDone;
-
     private static Logger myLogger = Logger.getLogger(Postback.class);
 
     public enum PostbackStatus
@@ -430,16 +427,9 @@ public class Postback
         return false;
     }
     
-    private boolean threadsShouldStop()
-    {
-    	//return (shutdownWhenDone); // && postedTransactions == broadcast.transactions);
-    	return broadcast.postbackThreadsShouldStop();
-    }
-    
     public void wrapup()
     {
     	myLogger.debug("Wrapping up");
-    	shutdownWhenDone = true;
     	
     	try 
     	{