diff --git a/pvAccessApp/Makefile b/pvAccessApp/Makefile
index fb1b425..bd26f53 100644
--- a/pvAccessApp/Makefile
+++ b/pvAccessApp/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ INC += introspectionRegistry.h
 INC += transportRegistry.h
 INC += namedLockPattern.h
 INC += referenceCountingLock.h
+INC += configuration.h
 LIBSRCS += hexDump.cpp
 LIBSRCS += wildcharMatcher.cpp
 LIBSRCS += inetAddressUtil.cpp
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ LIBSRCS += introspectionRegistry.cpp
 LIBSRCS += transportRegistry.cpp
 LIBSRCS += namedLockPattern.cpp
 LIBSRCS += referenceCountingLock.cpp
+LIBSRCS += configuration.cpp
 
 
 SRC_DIRS += $(PVACCESS)/client
diff --git a/pvAccessApp/remote/channelSearchManager.cpp b/pvAccessApp/remote/channelSearchManager.cpp
index 7d00dd5..86aa3e1 100644
--- a/pvAccessApp/remote/channelSearchManager.cpp
+++ b/pvAccessApp/remote/channelSearchManager.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ ChannelSearchManager::ChannelSearchManager(ClientContextImpl* context):
 
 	// create timers
 	_timers = new SearchTimer*[numberOfTimers];
-	for(int i = 0; i < numberOfTimers; i++)
+	for(int32 i = 0; i < numberOfTimers; i++)
 	{
 		_timers[i] = new SearchTimer(this, i, i > _beaconAnomalyTimerIndex, i != (numberOfTimers-1));
 	}
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ ChannelSearchManager::ChannelSearchManager(ClientContextImpl* context):
 
 ChannelSearchManager::~ChannelSearchManager()
 {
-	for(int i = 0; i < _numberOfTimers; i++)
+	for(int32 i = 0; i < _numberOfTimers; i++)
 	{
 		if(_timers[i]) delete _timers[i];
 	}
diff --git a/pvAccessApp/utils/configuration.cpp b/pvAccessApp/utils/configuration.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b017329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pvAccessApp/utils/configuration.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+/*
+ * configuration.cpp
+ */
+
+#include "configuration.h"
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvAccess {
+
+Properties::Properties()
+{
+	_fileName = "";
+	_infile = new ifstream();
+	_infile->exceptions (ifstream::failbit | ifstream::badbit );
+	_outfile = new ofstream();
+	_outfile->exceptions (ofstream::failbit | ofstream::badbit );
+}
+
+Properties::Properties(const string fileName)
+{
+	_fileName = fileName;
+	_infile = new ifstream();
+	_infile->exceptions (ifstream::failbit | ifstream::badbit );
+	_outfile = new ofstream();
+	_outfile->exceptions (ofstream::failbit | ofstream::badbit );
+}
+
+Properties::~Properties()
+{
+	delete _infile;
+	delete _outfile;
+	//clear map
+	for(_propertiesIterator = _properties.begin() ;
+			_propertiesIterator != _properties.end();
+			_propertiesIterator++ )
+	{
+		delete [] _propertiesIterator->first;
+		delete [] _propertiesIterator->second;
+	}
+	_properties.clear();
+}
+
+void Properties::setProperty(const string key,const  string value)
+{
+	string oldValue;
+	_propertiesIterator = _properties.find(key.c_str());
+
+	if(_propertiesIterator != _properties.end()) //found in map
+	{
+		delete[] _propertiesIterator->first;
+		delete[] _propertiesIterator->second;
+		_properties.erase(_propertiesIterator);
+	}
+
+	char* chKey = new char[key.length() + 1];
+	strncpy(chKey,key.c_str(),key.length()+ 1);
+	char* chValue = new char[value.length() + 1];
+	strncpy(chValue,value.c_str(),value.length() + 1);
+	_properties[chKey] = chValue;
+}
+
+string Properties::getProperty(const string key)
+{
+	_propertiesIterator = _properties.find(key.c_str());
+	if(_propertiesIterator != _properties.end()) //found in map
+	{
+		return string(_propertiesIterator->second);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		string errMsg = "Property not found in the map: " + key;
+		throw BaseException(errMsg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+	}
+}
+
+string Properties::getProperty(const string key, const string defaultValue)
+{
+	_propertiesIterator = _properties.find(key.c_str());
+	if(_propertiesIterator != _properties.end()) //found in map
+	{
+		return string(_propertiesIterator->second);
+	}
+
+	char* chKey = new char[key.length() + 1];
+	strncpy(chKey,key.c_str(),key.length()+ 1);
+	char* chValue = new char[defaultValue.length() + 1];
+	strncpy(chValue,defaultValue.c_str(),defaultValue.length() + 1);
+	_properties[chKey] = chValue;
+	return defaultValue;
+}
+
+void Properties::load()
+{
+	for (_propertiesIterator = _properties.begin() ;
+			_propertiesIterator != _properties.end();
+			_propertiesIterator++ )
+	{
+		delete [] _propertiesIterator->first;
+		delete [] _propertiesIterator->second;
+	}
+	_properties.clear();
+
+	try
+	{
+		_infile->open(_fileName.c_str(),ifstream::in);
+	}
+	catch (ifstream::failure& e) {
+		string errMsg = "Error opening file: " + string(_fileName.c_str());
+		throw BaseException(errMsg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+	}
+
+	string line;
+	string property;
+	string key;
+	try
+	{
+		while(!_infile->eof())
+		{
+			line.clear();
+			std::getline(*_infile,line);
+
+			//remove trailing spaces
+			truncate(line);
+
+			//empty line
+			if(line.length() == 0)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			// comment
+			if(line.at(0) == '#')
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			//line is in format: propertyName=propertyValue
+			size_t pos = line.find_first_of('=',0);
+			if(pos == string::npos) //bad value (= not found)
+			{
+				string errMsg = "Bad property line found: " + line;
+				throw BaseException(errMsg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+			}
+
+			key = line.substr(0,pos);
+			truncate(key);
+			property = line.substr(pos + 1,line.length());
+			truncate(property);
+
+			char* chKey = new char[key.length() + 1];
+			strncpy(chKey,key.c_str(),key.length()+ 1);
+			char* chProperty = new char[property.length() +1];
+			strncpy(chProperty,property.c_str(),property.length() + 1);
+			_properties[chKey] = chProperty;
+		}
+	}
+	catch (ifstream::failure& e)
+	{
+		_infile->close();
+		if(_infile->eof())
+		{
+			return; //end of file
+		}
+		string errMsg = "Error reading file: " + _fileName;
+		throw BaseException(errMsg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+	}
+	_infile->close();
+}
+
+void Properties::load(const string fileName)
+{
+	_fileName = fileName;
+	load();
+}
+
+void Properties::store()
+{
+	try
+	{
+		_outfile->open(_fileName.c_str(),ifstream::trunc);
+	}
+	catch (ofstream::failure& e) {
+		string errMsg = "Error opening file: " + string(_fileName.c_str());
+		throw BaseException(errMsg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+	}
+
+
+	for (_propertiesIterator = _properties.begin() ;
+			_propertiesIterator != _properties.end();
+			_propertiesIterator++ )
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			string line = string(_propertiesIterator->first) + string("=") + string(_propertiesIterator->second) + string("\n");
+			_outfile->write(line.c_str(),line.length());
+		}
+		catch (ofstream::failure& e) {
+			_outfile->close();
+			string errMsg = "Error writing to file: " + string(_fileName.c_str());
+			throw BaseException(errMsg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+		}
+	}
+	_outfile->close();
+}
+
+void Properties::store(const string fileName)
+{
+	_fileName = fileName;
+	store();
+}
+
+void Properties::list()
+{
+	for (_propertiesIterator = _properties.begin() ;
+			_propertiesIterator != _properties.end();
+			_propertiesIterator++ )
+	{
+		cout << "Key:" << _propertiesIterator->first << ",Value: " << _propertiesIterator->second << endl;
+	}
+}
+
+SystemConfigurationImpl::SystemConfigurationImpl()
+{
+	_envParam.name = new char[MAX_NAME_LENGHT];
+	_envParam.pdflt = NULL;
+	_ibuffer.exceptions ( ifstream::failbit | ifstream::badbit );
+	_obuffer.exceptions ( ifstream::failbit | ifstream::badbit );
+	_properties = new Properties();
+}
+
+SystemConfigurationImpl::~SystemConfigurationImpl()
+{
+	if(_envParam.name) delete[] _envParam.name;
+	if(_properties) delete _properties;
+}
+
+bool SystemConfigurationImpl::getPropertyAsBoolean(const string name, const bool defaultValue)
+{
+	bool retval;
+	_ibuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.str("");
+	_obuffer << defaultValue;
+	_ibuffer.str(getPropertyAsString(name,_obuffer.str()));
+	_ibuffer >> retval;
+	return retval;
+}
+
+int32 SystemConfigurationImpl::getPropertyAsInteger(const string name, const int32 defaultValue)
+{
+	int32 retval;
+	_ibuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.str("");
+	_obuffer << defaultValue;
+	_ibuffer.str(getPropertyAsString(name, _obuffer.str()));
+	_ibuffer >> retval;
+	return retval;
+}
+
+float SystemConfigurationImpl::getPropertyAsFloat(const string name, const float defaultValue)
+{
+	float retval;
+	_ibuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.str("");
+	_obuffer << defaultValue;
+	_ibuffer.str(getPropertyAsString(name, _obuffer.str()));
+	_ibuffer >> retval;
+	return retval;
+}
+
+float SystemConfigurationImpl::getPropertyAsDouble(const string name, const double defaultValue)
+{
+	float retval;
+	_ibuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.clear();
+	_obuffer.str("");
+	_obuffer << defaultValue;
+	_ibuffer.str(getPropertyAsString(name, _obuffer.str()));
+	_ibuffer >> retval;
+	return retval;
+}
+
+string SystemConfigurationImpl::getPropertyAsString(const string name, const string defaultValue)
+{
+	strncpy(_envParam.name,name.c_str(),name.length() + 1);
+	const char* val = envGetConfigParamPtr(&_envParam);
+	if(val != NULL)
+	{
+		return _properties->getProperty(name, string(val));
+	}
+	return _properties->getProperty(name,defaultValue);
+}
+
+ConfigurationProviderImpl::ConfigurationProviderImpl()
+{
+
+}
+
+ConfigurationProviderImpl::~ConfigurationProviderImpl()
+{
+	for(_configsIter = _configs.begin() ;
+			_configsIter != _configs.end();
+			_configsIter++ )
+	{
+		delete [] _configsIter->first;
+	}
+	_configs.clear();
+}
+
+void ConfigurationProviderImpl::registerConfiguration(const string name, const Configuration* configuration)
+{
+	Lock guard(&_mutex);
+	_configsIter = _configs.find(name.c_str());
+	if(_configsIter != _configs.end())
+	{
+		string msg = "configuration with name " + name + " already registered";
+		throw BaseException(msg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
+	}
+	char* chKey = new char[name.length() + 1];
+	strncpy(chKey,name.c_str(),name.length()+ 1);
+	_configs[chKey] = configuration;
+}
+
+Configuration* ConfigurationProviderImpl::getConfiguration(const string name)
+{
+	_configsIter = _configs.find(name.c_str());
+	if(_configsIter != _configs.end())
+	{
+		return const_cast<Configuration*>(_configsIter->second);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+ConfigurationProviderImpl* ConfigurationFactory::_configurationProvider = NULL;
+Mutex ConfigurationFactory::_conf_factory_mutex = Mutex();
+
+ConfigurationProviderImpl* ConfigurationFactory::getProvider()
+{
+	Lock guard(&_conf_factory_mutex);
+	if(_configurationProvider == NULL)
+	{
+		_configurationProvider = new ConfigurationProviderImpl();
+	}
+	return _configurationProvider;
+}
+
+}}
+
diff --git a/pvAccessApp/utils/configuration.h b/pvAccessApp/utils/configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75e5bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pvAccessApp/utils/configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/*
+ * configuration.h
+ */
+
+#ifndef CONFIGURATION_H
+#define CONFIGURATION_H
+
+#include "pvType.h"
+#include "noDefaultMethods.h"
+#include "lock.h"
+#include "epicsException.h"
+
+#include "envDefs.h"
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <map>
+
+
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvAccess {
+
+#define MAX_NAME_LENGHT 300
+
+struct conf_cmp_str
+{
+	bool operator()(char const *a, char const *b)
+	{
+		return strcmp(a, b) < 0;
+	}
+};
+
+/**
+ * Properties
+ */
+class Properties
+{
+public:
+	Properties();
+	Properties(const string fileName);
+	virtual ~Properties();
+
+	void setProperty(const string key,const  string value);
+	string getProperty(const string key);
+	string getProperty(const string key, const string defaultValue);
+
+	void store();
+	void store(const string fileName);
+	void load();
+	void load(const string fileName);
+	void list();
+
+private:
+	map<const char*,const char* , conf_cmp_str> _properties;
+	map<const char*,const char* , conf_cmp_str>::iterator _propertiesIterator;
+	ifstream* _infile;
+	ofstream* _outfile;
+	string _fileName;
+
+	inline void	truncate(string& str)
+	{
+		while(str.length() != 0 && (str.at(0) == ' ' || str.at(0) == '\t'))
+		{
+			str.erase(0,1);
+		}
+		while(str.length() != 0 && (str.at(str.length()-1) == ' ' || str.at(str.length()-1) == '\t'))
+		{
+			str.erase(str.length()-1,1);
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Configuration
+ */
+class Configuration : private NoDefaultMethods
+{
+public:
+	/*
+	 * Get the environment variable specified by name or return default value
+	 * if it does not exist.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the environment variable to return.
+	 * @param defualtValue default value to return if environment variable does not exists.
+	 *
+	 * @return environment variable value as bool or default value if it does not exist.
+	 */
+	virtual bool getPropertyAsBoolean(const string name, const bool defaultValue) = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Get the environment variable specified by name or return default value
+	 * if it does not exist.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the environment variable to return.
+	 * @param defualtValue default value to return if environment variable does not exists.
+	 *
+	 * @return environment variable value as int32 or default value if it does not exist.
+	 */
+	virtual int32 getPropertyAsInteger(const string name, const int32 defaultValue) = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Get the environment variable specified by name or return default value
+	 * if it does not exist.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the environment variable to return.
+	 * @param defualtValue default value to return if environment variable does not exists.
+	 *
+	 * @return environment variable value as float or default value if it does not exist.
+	 */
+	virtual float getPropertyAsFloat(const string name, const float defaultValue) = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Get the environment variable specified by name or return default value
+	 * if it does not exist.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the environment variable to return.
+	 * @param defualtValue default value to return if environment variable does not exists.
+	 *
+	 * @return environment variable value as double or default value if it does not exist.
+	 */
+	virtual float getPropertyAsDouble(const string name, const double defaultValue) = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Get the environment variable specified by name or return default value
+	 * if it does not exist.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the environment variable to return.
+	 * @param defualtValue default value to return if environment variable does not exists.
+	 *
+	 * @return environment variable value as string or default value if it does not exist.
+	 */
+	virtual string getPropertyAsString(const string name, const string defaultValue) = 0;
+};
+
+class SystemConfigurationImpl: public Configuration
+{
+public:
+	SystemConfigurationImpl();
+	virtual ~SystemConfigurationImpl();
+	bool getPropertyAsBoolean(const string name, const bool defaultValue);
+	int32 getPropertyAsInteger(const string name, const int32 defaultValue);
+	float getPropertyAsFloat(const string name, const float defaultValue);
+	float getPropertyAsDouble(const string name, const double defaultValue);
+	string getPropertyAsString(const string name, string defaultValue);
+	Properties* _properties;
+private:
+	ENV_PARAM _envParam;
+	istringstream _ibuffer;
+	ostringstream _obuffer;
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * Configuration provider.
+ */
+class ConfigurationProvider : private NoDefaultMethods
+{
+public:
+	/*
+	 * Return configuration specified by name.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the configuration to return.
+	 *
+	 * @return configuration specified by name or NULL if it does not exists.
+	 */
+	virtual Configuration* getConfiguration(const string name) = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Register configuration.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the configuration to register.
+	 * @param configuration configuration to register.
+	 */
+	virtual void registerConfiguration(const string name, const Configuration* configuration) = 0;
+};
+
+class ConfigurationProviderImpl: public ConfigurationProvider
+{
+public:
+	ConfigurationProviderImpl();
+	virtual ~ConfigurationProviderImpl();
+	Configuration* getConfiguration(const string name);
+	void registerConfiguration(const string name, const Configuration* configuration);
+private:
+	Mutex _mutex;
+	map<const char*,const Configuration*, conf_cmp_str> _configs;
+	map<const char*,const Configuration*, conf_cmp_str>::iterator _configsIter;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Configuration factory.
+ */
+class ConfigurationFactory : private NoDefaultMethods
+{
+public:
+	/*
+	 * Lazily creates configuration provider.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the configuration to register.
+	 * @param configuration configuration to register.
+	 *
+	 * @return configuration provider
+	 */
+	static ConfigurationProviderImpl* getProvider();
+
+private:
+	ConfigurationFactory() {};
+	static ConfigurationProviderImpl* _configurationProvider;
+	static Mutex _conf_factory_mutex;
+};
+
+}}
+
+#endif  /* CONFIGURATION_H */
diff --git a/testApp/utils/Makefile b/testApp/utils/Makefile
index ba2628e..e3ecbf7 100644
--- a/testApp/utils/Makefile
+++ b/testApp/utils/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ PROD_HOST += namedLockPatternTest
 namedLockPatternTest_SRCS += namedLockPatternTest.cpp
 namedLockPatternTest_LIBS += pvAccess Com pvData
 
+PROD_HOST += configurationTest
+configurationTest_SRCS += configurationTest.cpp
+configurationTest_LIBS += pvAccess Com pvData
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 #----------------------------------------
 #  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/testApp/utils/configurationTest.cpp b/testApp/utils/configurationTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78c4226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testApp/utils/configurationTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * configurationTest.cpp
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "configuration.h"
+#include "showConstructDestruct.h"
+
+#include <epicsAssert.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	SystemConfigurationImpl* configuration = new SystemConfigurationImpl();
+	bool boolProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsBoolean("boolProperty", true);
+	assert(boolProperty == true);
+
+	int32 intProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsInteger("intProperty", 1);
+	assert(intProperty == 1);
+
+	float floatProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsFloat("floatProperty", 3);
+	assert(floatProperty == 3);
+
+	double doubleProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsDouble("doubleProperty", -3);
+	assert(doubleProperty == -3);
+
+	string stringProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsString("stringProperty", "string");
+	assert(stringProperty == string("string"));
+
+	ConfigurationProviderImpl* configProvider = ConfigurationFactory::getProvider();
+	configProvider->registerConfiguration("conf1",static_cast<Configuration*>(configuration));
+
+	SystemConfigurationImpl* configurationOut = static_cast<SystemConfigurationImpl*>(configProvider->getConfiguration("conf1"));
+	assert(configurationOut == configuration);
+
+	intProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsInteger("intProperty", 2);
+	assert(intProperty == 1);
+
+	floatProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsFloat("floatProperty", 4);
+	assert(floatProperty == 3);
+
+	doubleProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsDouble("doubleProperty", -4);
+	assert(doubleProperty == -3);
+
+	stringProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsString("stringProperty", "string1");
+	assert(stringProperty == string("string"));
+
+	setenv("boolProperty1", "1", 1);
+	boolProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsInteger("boolProperty1", 0);
+	assert(boolProperty == true);
+
+	setenv("intProperty1", "45", 1);
+	intProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsInteger("intProperty1", 2);
+	assert(intProperty == 45);
+
+	setenv("floatProperty1", "22", 1);
+	floatProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsFloat("floatProperty1", 3);
+	assert(floatProperty == 22);
+
+	setenv("dobuleProperty1", "42", 1);
+	doubleProperty = configuration->getPropertyAsDouble("dobuleProperty1", -3);
+	assert(doubleProperty == 42);
+
+	if(configuration) delete configuration;
+	getShowConstructDestruct()->constuctDestructTotals(stdout);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+