function init() {
			//==========================================================================================
			// if supported, initialize TransMenus
			//==========================================================================================
			//==========================================================================================
			if (TransMenu.isSupported()) {
				TransMenu.initialize();
		
				menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("home").className = "hover"; };
				menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("home").className = ""; };

				menu2.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("novus").className = "hover"; };
				menu2.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("novus").className = ""; };

				menu3.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("enterpriseip").className = "hover"; };
				menu3.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("enterpriseip").className = ""; };

				menu4.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("iam").className = "hover"; };
				menu4.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("iam").className = ""; };

				menu5.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("inthecourts").className = "hover"; };
				menu5.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("inthecourts").className = ""; };
				
				menu6.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("iplaw").className = "hover"; };
				menu6.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("iplaw").className = ""; };
				
				menu7.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("technology").className = "hover"; };
				menu7.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("technology").className = ""; };
				
				menu8.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("smeinventing").className = "hover"; };
				menu8.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("smeinventing").className = ""; };
				
				menu9.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("geopolotics").className = "hover"; };
				menu9.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("geopolotics").className = ""; };
				
				menu10.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("patentindices").className = "hover"; };
				menu10.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("patentindices").className = ""; };

				//			IF NO DROP MENU
				//						document.getElementById("home").onmouseover = function() {
				//							ms.hideCurrent();
				//							this.className = "hover";
			    //							}
				//			
				//						document.getElementById("home").onmouseout = function() { this.className = ""; }
			   					}
		}