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Report: Just 5% of Europeans Interested in Mobile TV

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 24, 2007 - 9:28am.

Helsinki - Only 5% of Europeans expressed interest in watching TV or video on their cell phones in the next year, Reuters reported, citing a new study from market research firm Gartner.

Worldwide PC Shipments Rise 12% in Second Quarter

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 20, 2007 - 10:58am.

Stamford, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments rose 12% in the second quarter, compared with the prior year, according to a report released on Thursday by IT research firm Gartner.

Report: World Mobile Games Revenue to Grow 50% in 2007

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2007 - 1:19pm.

Stamford, Conn. - Worldwide revenue from mobile games is set to reach $4.3 billion this year, up 50% from 2006, and is projected to reach $9.6 billion in 2011, according to a report from market research group Gartner.

Morning Links: December 14, 2006

Authored by Jay Baage on December 14, 2006 - 7:20am.

Gartner Predicts Vista to be Last Major Windows OS (R)
P&G Experiments With Provocative Ad Push In New Media (NYT)
Vivendi Says It Will Not Exit NBC in January (R)
No end in sight of old TV shows rushing to DVD (R)
Judge Gives Thumbs-Up to Willis' "Alpha Dog" Movie (R)
Blodget: Google Option Plan Better for Shareholders, Too (IO)
Glam Media Gets $18.5 Million and a CNET Chairman (TC)
Jaxtr Widget Lets Social Networkers Chat On Real Live Phones (TC)
Bill Gates On The Future Of DRM (TC)
Bill Gates on the Future of Web Apps (GigaOM)
Let’s Play iPhone Rumor Bingo (GigaOM)
High Drama at Le Web 3 Conference (CNET)
Excerpts From the DRM-free Bandwagon for Music Downloads (CNET)
Japan P2P Software Developer Found Guilty (V)
Variations On a Theme: The Motorola KRZR Fire (Engadget)

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Market Research Firm Gartner Prices Stock Offering to Raise $140 Million

Authored by dmw on May 22, 2006 - 6:53pm.

Stamford, Conn. - Gartner, a technology market research firm, has priced a secondary offering of 9.5 million shares of stock at $14.75 million a share to raise a total of about $140 million. All of the shares are being sold by Silver Lake Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that is Gartner's largest shareholder, which owns a 33% stake in the company. Silver Lake remains the company's largest shareholder after the current sale.

META Group Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Gartner

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 29, 2005 - 7:53am.

Stamford, Conn. -- META Group, a provider of IT research and advisory services, announced that its shareholders have approved the proposed acquisition of the company by Gartner Inc., a technology market research firm, for $10 a share. The deal is still subject to certain other customer conditions. It is expected to close in April.

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IT Research Firm Gartner Buys Rival Meta Group for $162 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 3, 2005 - 3:40am.

Stamford, Conn. -- Gartner, a provider of market research and analysis for the information technology industry, announced that it has acquired Meta Group, a smaller rival in the market, for $162 million in cash. Gartner, which claims 10,000 clients for its research and analysis products, generated $858 million in revenue in 2003, while Meta Group generated $122 million. Connecticut-based Gartner said the acquisition will expand its client list and add a sales team that is already familiar with its product and service offerings.

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