function doPreload()
{

var the_images = new Array(
'NewCo_Systems_logo.gif',
'NewCo_Systems_logo_small.gif',
'slanted_circle_logo.gif',
'fr-button.gif',
'uk-button.gif',
'email.gif',
'top_page.gif',
'AXISlogo.gif',
'awmmenupath.gif',
'contact.gif',
'J-M_slanted_circle_logo_light_2.gif',
'J-M_flattened_circle_logo_large.gif',
'clear_background_to_circle_logo.gif',
'full_circle_logo_animated.gif',
'customers.gif',
'suppliers.gif',
'arrow.gif',
'arrow2.gif',
'arrow3.gif',
'arrow4.gif',
'value_added_chain_animation.gif',
'value_added_chain_animation_2.gif',
'J-M_flattened_circle_logo_large_light.gif',
'J-M_flattened_circle_logo_large_light_crop.gif',
'francais/clear_background_to_circle_logo.gif',
'francais/full_circle_logo_animated.gif',
'francais/customers.gif',
'francais/suppliers.gif',
'francais/arrow.gif',
'francais/arrow2.gif',
'francais/arrow3.gif',
'francais/arrow4.gif',
'francais/value_added_chain_animation.gif',
'francais/value_added_chain_animation_2.gif');
preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images_array) {

   for(var loop = 0; loop < the_images_array.length; loop++)
	
   {
 	var an_image = new Image();
	an_image.src = the_images_array[loop];
   }
}