// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (dropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new dropDownSet(dropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, dropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		//var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		//menu1.addItem("· Code of Conduct", "#"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		
	var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		/*menu2.addItem("· Team Datacom","about_team.html");*/
		menu2.addItem("· Featured Partners", "about_partners.html");
		/*menu2.addItem("· Become a Reseller", "about_reseller.html");*/
		menu2.addItem("· Technology Partners","about_tech.html");
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================
		// submenu
		/*
		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);
		subMenu2.addItem("· IBM","partners_ibm.html");
		subMenu2.addItem("· Avnet", "partners_avnet.html");
		subMenu2.addItem("· Resellers", "partners_resellers.html");
		subMenu2.addItem("· IBM Global Services","partners_igs.html");

		var subMenu3 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[3]);
		subMenu3.addItem("· IBM","tech_ibm.html");
		subMenu3.addItem("· InfoGenesis", "tech_infogenisis.html");
		subMenu3.addItem("· IPIX", "tech_ipix.html");
		subMenu3.addItem("· Pelco","tech_pelco.html");
		subMenu3.addItem("· Gateway","tech_gateway.html");	
		*/
	
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("· Gaming & Entertainment","solutions_gaming.html"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu3.addItem("· Retail","solutions_retail.html");
		menu3.addItem("· Public Sector","solutions_public.html");
		menu3.addItem("· Banking & Finance","solutions_banking.html");
		/*menu3.addItem("· Banking & Finance","solutions_banking.html");
		menu3.addItem("· Education","solutions_education.html");
		menu3.addItem("· Healthcare","solutions_healthcare.html");*/

		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("· Server X Systems","products_server.html");
		menu4.addItem("· Network X Systems","products_network.html");
		menu4.addItem("· Enterprise X Systems","products_enterprise.html");		

		/*
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("· IBM","portal_ibm.html"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu5.addItem("· Avnet","portal_avnet.html");
		menu5.addItem("· Resellers","portal_resellers.html");	
		menu5.addItem("· Integrators","portal_integrators.html");	
		*/
		
		/*
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("· Onsite Support","onsite.html");
		menu6.addItem("· Warranty","warranty.html");
		menu6.addItem("· Technical Support","tech_support.html");
		*/

		/* var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("· Press Release","press.html");
		menu7.addItem("· Media Contact","media.html");
		menu7.addItem("· Trade Shows","trade.html");
		menu7.addItem("· Events","events.html");
		menu7.addItem("· Investor Relations","investor.html");*/
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		dropDown.renderAll();
	}