function newImage(arg) {
        if (document.images) {
                rslt = new Image();
                rslt.src = arg;
                return rslt;
        }
}

function changeImages(name,file) {
        if (document.images /*&& (preloadFlag == true)*/) {
                img = document.images[name];
                //dir = img.src.substring(0,img.src.lastIndexOf("/")+1);
                //fnm = file.substring(file.lastIndexOf("/")+1,file.length);
                img.src = file;
        }
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
        if (document.images) {
                home_over = newImage("/images/tm/home-over.gif");
                news_over = newImage("/images/tm/news-over.gif");
                press_over = newImage("/images/tm/press-over.gif");
                products_over = newImage("/images/tm/products-over.gif");
                services_over = newImage("/images/tm/services-over.gif");
                support_over = newImage("/images/tm/support-over.gif");
                contact_over = newImage("/images/tm/contact-over.gif");
                preloadFlag = true;
        }
}

// preload side menu 1 rollover images
var sm1Flag = false;
function preloadSM1() {
        if (document.images) {
                home_over = newImage("/images/sm1/home-over.gif");
                news_over = newImage("/images/sm1/news-over.gif");
                press_over = newImage("/images/sm1/press-over.gif");
                products_over = newImage("/images/sm1/products-over.gif");
                services_over = newImage("/images/sm1/services-over.gif");
                support_over = newImage("/images/sm1/support-over.gif");
                contact_over = newImage("/images/sm1/contact-over.gif");
                sm1Flag = true;
        }
}