function preloader() 
{
     // counter
     var i = 0;

     // create object
     imageObj = new Image();
     
     // set image list
     images = new Array();
     images[0]="../images/menu_home1.gif"
     images[1]="../images/menu_home_on.gif"
     images[2]="../images/menu_solutions1.gif"
     images[3]="../images/menu_solutions_on.gif"
     images[4]="../images/menu_vacancies1.gif"
     images[5]="../images/menu_vacancies_on.gif"
     images[6]="../images/menu_contactus1.gif"
     images[7]="../images/menu_contactus_on.gif"
     images[8]="../images/vb_whatisecom_off.gif"
     images[9]="../images/vb_whatisecom_on.gif"
     images[10]="../images/vb_oursolutions_off.gif"
     images[11]="../images/vb_oursolutions_on.gif"
     images[12]="../images/vb_joinus_off.gif"
     images[13]="../images/vb_joinus_on.gif"
     images[14]="../images/vb_contactus_off.gif"
     images[15]="../images/vb_contactus_on.gif"
     images[16]="../images/img_ixweb_why_on.gif"
     images[17]="../images/img_ixweb_girl_on.gif"
     images[18]="../images/img_whb_bob_on.gif"       

     // start preloading
     for(i=0; i<=18; i++) 
     {
          imageObj.src=images[i];
     }
}