Hi Laura,
|com.businessobjects.framework.servers.platform.lifecycle.internal.LifeCycleManager||Failed to start service JavaConnectivity_Administration because one or more of its dependencies [JavaConnectivity_NetworkLayer, JavaConnectivity_Configuration, JavaConnectivity_CorbaNetworkLayer, JavaConnectivity_HttpConfiguration, JavaConnectivity_HttpNetworkLayer, JavaConnectivity_CorbaConfiguration] failed to start.
^ seems to be the error in context.
Try the following KBA:
1998678 - AdaptiveconnectivityService running with error after
upgrade to BI4.1
You may also want to compare the Java\lib directory sizes of DEV and PROD. These are located insiden <install dir>\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise 4.0\.
Usually replacing the java folder from a working environment on the same patch level also helps.
(Ensure the original folders and files are backed up before changing anything).
-Sid