diff --git a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/src/LifecycleActions.js b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/src/LifecycleActions.js
index 19493fc7b..a4e7154e2 100644
--- a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/src/LifecycleActions.js
+++ b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/src/LifecycleActions.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         gpii = fluid.registerNamespace("gpii");
 
     fluid.registerNamespace("gpii.launch");
+    fluid.registerNamespace("gpii.lifecycleActions.utils");
 
     fluid.defaults("gpii.launch.exec", {
         gradeNames: "fluid.function",
@@ -44,4 +45,27 @@
 
     gpii.launch.spawn = child_process.spawn;
 
+    fluid.defaults("gpii.launch.browser", {
+        gradeNames: [ "fluid.function", "fluid.littleComponent" ],
+        argumentMap: {
+            bogus: 0,
+            URL: 1,
+            parameters: 2
+        }
+    });
+
+    gpii.lifecycleActions.utils.composeURL = function (URL, parameters) {
+        var paramString = "";
+        fluid.each(parameters, function (val, name) {
+            if (val !== undefined) {
+                paramString += (paramString === "" ? "" : "&") + encodeURIComponent(name) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(val);
+            }
+        });
+        return encodeURIComponent(URL) + ((paramString === "") ? "" : "?" + paramString);
+    };
+
+    gpii.launch.browser = function (bogus, URL, parameters) {
+        child_process.spawn("open", [gpii.launch.browser.composeURL(URL, parameters)]);
+    };
+
 })();
diff --git a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/test/LifecycleActionsTests.js b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/test/LifecycleActionsTests.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3774508a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/test/LifecycleActionsTests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Lifecycle Actions Tests
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015 Raising the Floor - International
+ *
+ * Licensed under the New BSD license. You may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with this License.
+ *
+ * The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's
+ * Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)
+ * under grant agreement no. 289016.
+ *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * https://github.com/GPII/universal/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+/*global require, __dirname */
+
+(function () {
+
+    "use strict";
+
+    var fluid = require("infusion"),
+        gpii = fluid.registerNamespace("gpii"),
+        jqUnit = fluid.require("jqUnit"),
+        kettle = require("kettle");
+
+    fluid.registerNamespace("gpii.tests.lifecycleActions");
+
+    kettle.loadTestingSupport();
+
+    require("lifecycleActions");
+
+    var composeURLTestSpec = [
+        {
+            desc: "Simple URL, no parameters",
+            URL: "myURL.html",
+            parameters: {},
+            expected: "myURL.html"
+        }, {
+            desc: "Simple URL, undefined parameters",
+            URL: "myURL.html",
+            parameters: undefined,
+            expected: "myURL.html"
+        }, {
+            desc: "Simple URL, multiple parameters",
+            URL: "myURL.html",
+            parameters: {
+                foo: "bar",
+                boo: "har"
+            },
+            expected: "myURL.html?foo=bar&boo=har"
+        }, {
+            desc: "URL and parameters require URL encoding",
+            URL: "myURL,number2.html",
+            parameters: {
+                "crazy param": "I am a string, that needs URL encoding%$"
+            },
+            expected: "myURL%2Cnumber2.html?crazy%20param=I%20am%20a%20string%2C%20that%20needs%20URL%20encoding%25%24"
+        }
+    ];
+
+
+    gpii.tests.lifecycleActions.composeURL = function () {
+        fluid.each(composeURLTestSpec, function (spec) {
+            var response = gpii.lifecycleActions.utils.composeURL(spec.URL, spec.parameters);
+            jqUnit.assertEquals("gpii.launch.browser.composeURL - " + spec.desc, spec.expected, response);
+        });
+    };
+
+    fluid.defaults("gpii.tests.lifecycleActions.environment", {
+        gradeNames: ["fluid.test.testEnvironment", "autoInit"],
+        components: {
+            tester: {
+                type: "gpii.tests.lifecycleActions.holder"
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    fluid.defaults("gpii.tests.lifecycleActions.holder", {
+        gradeNames: ["fluid.test.testCaseHolder", "autoInit"],
+        modules: [{
+            name: "gpii.launch.browser.composeURL",
+            tests: [{
+                expect: composeURLTestSpec.length,
+                name: "gpii.launch.browser.composeURL tests",
+                func: "gpii.tests.lifecycleActions.composeURL"
+            }]
+        }]
+    });
+
+    module.exports = kettle.test.bootstrap("gpii.tests.lifecycleActions.environment");
+
+}());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/src/LifecycleManager.js b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/src/LifecycleManager.js
index 665e21369..27a51c5e9 100644
--- a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/src/LifecycleManager.js
+++ b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/src/LifecycleManager.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ var gpii = fluid.registerNamespace("gpii");
                 funcName: "gpii.lifecycleManager.invokeSettingsHandlers",
                 args: ["{that}",  "{arguments}.0", "{arguments}.1"]
                                   // solutionId, settingsHandlers
+            },
+            settingsResolver: {
+                funcName: "gpii.lifecycleManager.settingsResolver",
+                args: [ "{that}", "{arguments}.0" ]
             }
         }
     });
@@ -151,11 +155,26 @@ var gpii = fluid.registerNamespace("gpii");
         };
     };
 
-    gpii.combineFetchers = function (main, fallback) {
-        return fallback ? function (parsed) {
-            var fetched = main(parsed);
-            return fetched === undefined ? fallback(parsed) : fetched;
-        } : main;
+    gpii.combineFetchers = function () {
+        // this slightly akward start of the function due to:
+        // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6396046/unlimited-arguments-in-a-javascript-function
+        var args = [];
+        for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+            args[i] = arguments[i];
+        }
+        // use first matched fetcher
+        return function (parsed) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < args.length; ++i) {
+                if (typeof args[i] !== "function") {
+                    fluid.log("WARNING: fetcher is not a function so ignoring: " + args[i]);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                var fetched = args[i](parsed);
+                if (fetched !== undefined) {
+                    return fetched;
+                }
+            }
+        };
     };
 
     fluid.defaults("gpii.lifecycleManager.standardResolverConfig", {
@@ -390,6 +409,21 @@ var gpii = fluid.registerNamespace("gpii");
         return sequence;
     };
 
+    gpii.lifecycleManager.buildSettingsResolver = function (lifecycleInstructions) {
+        // build settings resolvers:
+        var settingsResolver = {};
+        fluid.each(lifecycleInstructions, function (content, id) {
+            if (!content.settingsHandlers || !content.settingsHandlers[0]) {
+                //ignore entries without settings handlers
+                return;
+            }
+            fluid.each(content.settingsHandlers[0].settings, function (val, name) {
+                settingsResolver["settings." + id + "." + name] = val;
+            });
+        });
+        return settingsResolver;
+    };
+
     gpii.lifecycleManager.start = function (that, requestProxy, finalPayload, callback) {
         var userToken = finalPayload.userToken,
             lifecycleInstructions = finalPayload.lifecycleInstructions;
@@ -404,10 +438,12 @@ var gpii = fluid.registerNamespace("gpii");
             actionResults: {}
         }, fluid.filterKeys(finalPayload, ["userToken", "activeConfiguration", "solutionsRegistryEntries", "matchMakerOutput"]));
 
+        var settingsResolver = gpii.lifecycleManager.buildSettingsResolver(lifecycleInstructions);
         // let the user's token as well as any named action results accumulated
         // to date be resolvable for any future action
         sessionState.localFetcher = gpii.combineFetchers(
             gpii.resolversToFetcher({userToken: userToken}),
+            gpii.resolversToFetcher(settingsResolver),
             gpii.resolversToFetcher(sessionState.actionResults));
 
         sessionState.localResolver = function (material) {
diff --git a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/test/js/LifecycleManagerTests.js b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/test/js/LifecycleManagerTests.js
index fcd17639a..4adf31795 100644
--- a/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/test/js/LifecycleManagerTests.js
+++ b/gpii/node_modules/lifecycleManager/test/js/LifecycleManagerTests.js
@@ -25,6 +25,38 @@ var fluid = fluid || require("infusion");
 
     fluid.registerNamespace("gpii.tests.lifecycleManager");
 
+    // fetcher related tests:
+    gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.combineFetchersSpec = {
+        functions: [
+            function (val) { return val == "fun1" ? "foo1" : undefined },
+            "I am not a function",
+            function (val) { return val == "fun2" ? "foo2" : undefined }
+        ],
+        tests: {
+            "First match": {
+                input: "fun1",
+                expected: "foo1"
+            },
+            "Last match": {
+                input: "fun2",
+                expected: "foo2"
+            },
+            "No match": {
+                input: "foo",
+                expected: undefined
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.combineFetchers = function () {
+        var fetchers = gpii.combineFetchers.apply(undefined, gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.combineFetchersSpec.functions);
+        fluid.each(gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.combineFetchersSpec.tests, function (spec, desc) {
+            var response = fetchers(spec.input);
+            jqUnit.assertEquals(desc, spec.expected, response);
+        });
+    }
+
+
     gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.fakeEnvironment = {
         JAWS_DIR: "e:\\Programs and Things\\Jaws\\",
         WINDIR: "c:\\Windows\\"
@@ -444,6 +476,7 @@ var fluid = fluid || require("infusion");
             }
         });
 
+        jqUnit.test("Testing gpii.combineFetchers", gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.combineFetchers);
         gpii.tests.lifecycleManager.buildUpdateTests();
     };
 }(jQuery));
diff --git a/testData/deviceReporter/installedSolutions.json b/testData/deviceReporter/installedSolutions.json
index 74fce21b4..e2e3d3d88 100644
--- a/testData/deviceReporter/installedSolutions.json
+++ b/testData/deviceReporter/installedSolutions.json
@@ -68,11 +68,7 @@
     },
 
     {
-        "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere.windows"
-    },
-
-    {
-        "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere.linux"
+        "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere"
     },
 
     {
diff --git a/testData/deviceReporter/linux_installedSolutions.json b/testData/deviceReporter/linux_installedSolutions.json
index a4cf463f3..5eb5d10f1 100644
--- a/testData/deviceReporter/linux_installedSolutions.json
+++ b/testData/deviceReporter/linux_installedSolutions.json
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@
         },
 
         {
-            "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere.windows"
-        },
-
-        {
-            "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere.linux"
+            "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere"
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/testData/deviceReporter/win32_installedSolutions.json b/testData/deviceReporter/win32_installedSolutions.json
index 2efbd4d9d..2c748c14c 100644
--- a/testData/deviceReporter/win32_installedSolutions.json
+++ b/testData/deviceReporter/win32_installedSolutions.json
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@
         },
 
         {
-            "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere.windows"
-        },
-
-        {
-            "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere.linux"
+            "id": "webinsight.webAnywhere"
         },
 
         {
diff --git a/testData/preferences/webanywhere.json b/testData/preferences/webanywhere.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..942f5fe31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/preferences/webanywhere.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "flat": {
+        "contexts": {
+            "gpii-default": {
+                "name": "Default preferences",
+                "preferences": {
+                    "http://registry.gpii.net/applications/webinsight.webAnywhere": {
+                        "locale": "en",
+                        "voicepitch": 12,
+                        "voicespeed": 400
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/preferences/webanywhere_common.json b/testData/preferences/webanywhere_common.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7746984a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/preferences/webanywhere_common.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "flat": {
+        "contexts": {
+            "gpii-default": {
+                "name": "Default preferences",
+                "preferences": {
+                    "http://registry.gpii.net/common/language": "es",
+                    "http://registry.gpii.net/common/pitch": 0.4,
+                    "http://registry.gpii.net/common/speechRate": 160
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/solutions/linux.json b/testData/solutions/linux.json
index f456ff5ea..32864b289 100644
--- a/testData/solutions/linux.json
+++ b/testData/solutions/linux.json
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@
         }
     },
 
-    "webinsight.webAnywhere.linux": {
+   "webinsight.webAnywhere": {
         "name": "Web Anywhere",
         "contexts": {
             "OS": [
@@ -1285,26 +1285,34 @@
                 "type": "gpii.settingsHandlers.noSettings",
                 "capabilities": [
                     "display.screenReader",
-                    "applications.webinsight\\.webAnywhere\\.linux.id",
-                    "display.screenReader.applications.webinsight\\.webAnywhere\\.linux.name"
-                ]
+                    "applications.webinsight\\.webAnywhere.id"
+                ],
+                "capabilitiesTransformations": {
+                    "locale": "http://registry\\.gpii\\.net/common/language",
+                    "voicepitch": "http://registry\\.gpii\\.net/common/pitch",
+                    "voicespeed": "http://registry\\.gpii\\.net/common/speechRate"
+                }
             }
         ],
         "lifecycleManager" : {
-            "start": [
+             "start": [
                 {
-                    "type": "gpii.launch.exec",
-                    "command": "google-chrome http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/beta/?starting_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcloud4all.info"
+                    "type": "gpii.launch.browser",
+                    "URL": "http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/beta/",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "locale": "${{settings.webinsight.webAnywhere.locale}}",
+                        "voicepitch": "${{settings.webinsight.webAnywhere.voicepitch}}",
+                        "voicespeed": "${{settings.webinsight.webAnywhere.voicespeed}}"
+
+
+                    }
                 }
             ],
             "stop": [
-                {
-                    "type": "gpii.launch.exec",
-                    "command": "pkill -2 chrome"
-                }
             ]
         }
     },
+
     "org.freedesktop.xrandr": {
         "name": "Xrandr",
         "contexts": {
diff --git a/testData/solutions/win32.json b/testData/solutions/win32.json
index 708ff9910..746a2f36d 100644
--- a/testData/solutions/win32.json
+++ b/testData/solutions/win32.json
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
         }
     },
 
-    "webinsight.webAnywhere.windows": {
+   "webinsight.webAnywhere": {
         "name": "Web Anywhere",
         "contexts": {
             "OS": [
@@ -715,23 +715,30 @@
                 "type": "gpii.settingsHandlers.noSettings",
                 "capabilities": [
                     "display.screenReader",
-                    "applications.webinsight\\.webAnywhere\\.windows.id",
-                    "display.screenReader.applications.webinsight\\.webAnywhere\\.windows.name"
-                ]
+                    "applications.webinsight\\.webAnywhere.id"
+                ],
+                "capabilitiesTransformations": {
+                    "locale": "http://registry\\.gpii\\.net/common/language",
+                    "voicepitch": "http://registry\\.gpii\\.net/common/pitch",
+                    "voicespeed": "http://registry\\.gpii\\.net/common/speechRate"
+                }
             }
         ],
         "lifecycleManager" : {
              "start": [
                 {
-                    "type": "gpii.launch.exec",
-                    "command": "\"${{registry}.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\firefox.exe\\}\" \"http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/beta/?starting_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcloud4all.info\""
+                    "type": "gpii.launch.browser",
+                    "URL": "http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/beta/",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "locale": "${{settings.webinsight.webAnywhere.locale}}",
+                        "voicepitch": "${{settings.webinsight.webAnywhere.voicepitch}}",
+                        "voicespeed": "${{settings.webinsight.webAnywhere.voicespeed}}"
+
+
+                    }
                 }
             ],
             "stop": [
-                {
-                    "type": "gpii.launch.exec",
-                    "command": "${{environment}.SystemRoot}\\System32\\taskkill.exe /im firefox.exe"
-                }
             ]
         }
     },
diff --git a/tests/all-tests.js b/tests/all-tests.js
index 19da955e6..786647a44 100644
--- a/tests/all-tests.js
+++ b/tests/all-tests.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ var testIncludes = [
     "../gpii/node_modules/settingsHandlers/test/JSONSettingsHandlerTests.js",
     "../gpii/node_modules/settingsHandlers/test/XMLSettingsHandlerTests.js",
     "../gpii/node_modules/settingsHandlers/test/INISettingsHandlerTests.js",
+    "../gpii/node_modules/lifecycleActions/test/lifecycleActionsTests.js",
     "../gpii/node_modules/preferencesServer/test/preferencesServerTests.js",
     "../gpii/node_modules/rawPreferencesServer/test/RawPreferencesTest.js",
     "../gpii/node_modules/ontologyHandler/test/node/OntologyHandlerTests.js",