var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed
var inc = 0;
newslist[inc]=new Array("JDSU sees growth in anti-counterfeit technologies business","http://www.securingpharma.com/jdsu-sees-growth-in-anti-counterfeit-technologies-business/s40/a1180/");
inc ++;

newslist[inc]=new Array("AlpVision plans expansion into other sectors in 2012","http://www.securingpharma.com/alpvision-plans-expansion-into-other-sectors-in-2012/s40/a1179/");
inc ++;

newslist[inc]=new Array("Sproxil claims milestone with 1 millionth medicine verification  ","http://www.securingpharma.com/sproxil-claims-milestone-with-1-millionth-medicine-verification-/s40/a1178/");
inc ++;

newslist[inc]=new Array("EDQM showcases eTACT traceability system","http://www.securingpharma.com/edqm-showcases-etact-traceability-system/s40/a1177/");
inc ++;

function newsticker() {
	var tickertxt = document.getElementById( 'tickertxt' );
	// next character of current item
	if (i < newslist[cnt][0].length - 1) {
		i++;
		temp1 = newslist[cnt][0];	
		temp1 = temp1.split('');	
  		curr = curr+temp1[i];
		temp2 = newslist[cnt][1];	
  		tickertxt.innerHTML = "<a href='"+temp2+"'>"+curr+"_</a>";
  		setTimeout('newsticker()',10);
		return;
	}

	// new item
	i = -1; curr = "";
	if (cnt<newslist.length-1)
		cnt++;
	else
		cnt=0;
	setTimeout('newsticker()',3000);
}