.menu {
	width:700px;
	font-size:0.85em;
	z-index:100;
	height: 24px;
	clear: right;
	float: right;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
}
.menu ul ul {
width:150px;
}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left;
padding:0;
margin:0;
width:100px;
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a {
	display:block;
	font-size:11px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	width:100px;
	line-height:24px;
	border-top-width: 1px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #999999;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:100px;
w\idth:100px;
}
.menu ul ul a {
	width: 150px;
}


/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a {
	color:#000000;
	background-color: #DDDDDD;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background-color: #111111;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
height:0;
top:24px;
left:0; 
width:150px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:24px;
t\op:24px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:150px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-150px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	color:#000000;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding:5px 10px;
	width:129px;
	background-color: #DDDDDD;/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:150px;
w\idth:129px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff;
	background-color: #111111;
}

.menu :hover > a {	background-position: 0px -24px;}

.menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	background-color: #111111;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}

/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
}

.menu ul ul li {
	width: 150px;
}

a.menu_option1 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_company.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option1:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_company.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}
	
a.menu_option2 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_solutions.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option2:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_solutions.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}
	
a.menu_option3 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_customers.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option3:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_customers.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}		
	
a.menu_option4 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_partners.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option4:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_partners.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}		
	
a.menu_option5 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_news.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option5:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_news.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}		

a.menu_option6 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_support.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option6:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_support.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}	

a.menu_option7 {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_contact.gif);
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 24px;
	border-style: none;
}
a.menu_option7:hover {
	background-image: url(../images/new/menu/nav_contact.gif);
	background-position: 0px -24px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;}