	// 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 (mtDropDown.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 mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// menu
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Overview", "overview.html");
		menu1.addItem("Leadership", "leadership.html");
		menu1.addItem("Customers", "customers.html");
		menu1.addItem("Global Development", "global-development.html");
		menu1.addItem("Partners", "partners.html");


		//submenu
		//var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[3]);
		//subMenu1.addItem("Profile", "profile.htm");
		//subMenu1.addItem("Mission & Vision", "mission-vision.htm");
		//subMenu1.addItem("Core Values", "corevalues.htm");


		// menu
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Software Development", "software-solution.html"); 
		
		menu2.addItem("Hardware Development", "hardware-solution.html");  
		menu2.addItem("Public Safety", "public-safety-solutions.html"); 
		menu2.addItem("Operations Management", "guard-ops.html"); 
		menu2.addItem("Consulting Services", "consulting-solution.html");
		menu2.addItem("Engineering Staffing", "engineeringstaffing-solution.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])
		//==================================================================================================



		


		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Software Products", "software.html");	
		menu3.addItem("Hardware Products", "hardware.html");	
		menu3.addItem("Consulting Engagements", "services.html");
		//menu3.addItem("Projects Staffed", "Projects-staffed.html");		
		menu3.addItem("Case Summaries", "case-summaries.html");	
		//menu3.addItem("Requirements", "requirements.html");	

		// menu 
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Press Releases", "press-releases.html");
		menu4.addItem("Articles", "articles.html");
		menu4.addItem("Events", "events.html");
		menu4.addItem("Industry Links", "industry-links.html");


		// menu 
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Jobs Openings","jobs.html");
		menu5.addItem("Benefits Package&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;","benefits.html");
		//menu5.addItem("Profile","profile.html");
		menu5.addItem("Send Resume","resume.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}
