function Browser(name){
var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if (agent.indexOf(name.toLowerCase())>-1) {
return true;
}
return false;
}

var request = null;
var div = null;

function doRequest(){
var url = "ticker/news.php?"+new Date().getTime();
var div = "ticker";

request = createRequest();
request.onreadystatechange = function()
{
switch(request.readyState)
{
case 0:
case 1:
case 2:
case 3: return;
case 4: var out = request.responseText;
break;
}
document.getElementById(div).innerHTML = '';
document.getElementById(div).innerHTML = out;
}
request.open("GET", url , true);
request.send(null);

window.setTimeout('doRequest();', 3000);
}



function createRequest(){
var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
if(Browser("MSIE")){
var request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.4.0");
}
return request;
}