function getPlatform()
{
	var myUserAgent;
	myUserAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

	if ((myUserAgent.indexOf("win") != -1) ||  (myUserAgent.indexOf("16bit") != -1))
	{
		return "win";
	}
	
	if (myUserAgent.indexOf("mac") != -1)
	{
		return "mac";
	}  
	
	if (myUserAgent.indexOf("x11") != -1)
	{
		return "unx";
	}  
	
	return "other";
}

function getBrowserType()
{
	var myUserAgent;

	var myMajor;
	myUserAgent= navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
	myMajor= parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
	if( (myUserAgent.indexOf('mozilla')!= -1) &&(myUserAgent.indexOf('spoofer')== -1) &&(myUserAgent.indexOf('compatible') == -1) &&(myUserAgent.indexOf('opera') == -1) &&(myUserAgent.indexOf('webtv')  == -1) )
	{  
		if (myMajor > 4 )
			{
				return "nav6";
			} 
		else if ((myMajor == 4 ) || (myMajor == 5 ))
			{
				return "nav4";
			}
	}
	
	if (myUserAgent.indexOf("msie") == 4)
		{
			return "ie4";
			
	}
	else if (myUserAgent.indexOf("msie") == 5)
		{
			return "ie5";
		}	
// dom compliant browsers are allowed
	if(document.body.firstChild) 
	return "domCompliant";
	return "other";
}


function getBrowserVersion() //this is for the ticker to identify between mac IE4 and IE5
{
	var s = navigator.appVersion;
	s = s.substr(s.indexOf("("),s.length);
	while (isNaN(parseInt(s)))
	{
		s = s.substr(1,s.length);
	}
	return parseInt(s);
}