Technology consultancy Gartner, Inc. has reported results for the third quarter, with rapid growth in its Research business segment. The segment represents almost two thirds of its revenue and in Q3 saw contract value rise 18% year-on-year to a record $704.7m, following investment in its sales force. More
India's Hansa Research has taken an equity stake in US-based Gartner offshoot GCR Custom Research, and announced a partnership to expand both company's services in the US and globally. More
Technology consultancy Gartner has reported results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, with revenue up 12% at constant currencies versus Q1 2006, to $264.2m. Revenue from the Research division was $159m, up 14% on the same basis, while Consulting revenue was flat at $76m. More
Technology researcher Gartner has reported fourth quarter and full year 2006 results with research and events divisions growing strongly, outpacing consulting. Overall earnings were $58.2m from a loss of $2.4m in 2005, and revenue rose 7% to $1.06 billion. More
The EMEA market for Business Intelligence (BI) platforms will grow at an annual compound growth rate of 9.7% to reach 1.9bn Euros in 2010, according to Gartner. However, the analyst warns pure play BI companies to expect a strong challenge from software's 'mega vendors'. More
Network security company Fortinet has hired media columnist and former Gartner analyst Richard Stiennon as its Chief Marketing Officer. More
Gartner has sold its Custom Research division to Catalyst Acquisition Group. The new company, renamed GCR Custom Research and headed by Catalyst's Chair and CEO, will specialise in IT research and market tracking services. Gartner will focus on other areas of its business, while using GCR for its custom research needs. More
A new study from Yahoo! shows that the Internet has taken over from the high street for consumer banking. However, separate surveys from TNS and Gartner suggest that increasing concerns about identity theft could slow down the Internet banking and shopping boom. More
IT researcher Gartner has announced that it will purchase the META Group for $162m in cash ($10 a share). Both are based in Stamford, CT, USA. Gartner had $858 million in revenue last year and profit of $18 million, while Meta Group turned over $122 million with a loss of $4m. More
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