/* News Release Function */
	newsRelease = function newsRelease() {
		var markup;
		if( typeof irxmlnewsreleases != 'undefined' && irxmlnewsreleases.length > 0 ){
			markup = 
				'<div class="homepage_news_ticker">' + 
				'<div class="horizontal_marquee">' +
				'<table cellpadding="5px" cellspacing="0">' +
			    '<tr>' +
			    '<td><strong>BrightPoint News:&nbsp;</strong>';			    			    
			for(var i=0; i < irxmlnewsreleases.length; i++)
			{				
				newsrelease = irxmlnewsreleases[i];				
				markup += '<td><a href="http://cell.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=' + 
					newsrelease.releaseid + '" target="blank">' + newsrelease.title.replace(/<[^>]+>/g,'').replace(/<.*/g,'') + 
					'</a></td>';				
				if (i != irxmlnewsreleases.length - 1)
				{
					markup += '<td>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</td>';
				}								
			}
			markup += '</tr></table></div></div>';
				
		} 
		else 
		{
			markup = '<div class="homepage_news_ticker"><div><table><tr><td>'				 
				+ '</td></tr></table></div></div>';
			
		};		
		return markup;
	};