Gartner Announces Wireless, Networking & Communications Summit 2010

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT):

When: April 19-21, 2010

Where: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA.

Details: The newly expanded Gartner Wireless, Networking & Communications Summit is the industry's most comprehensive enterprise communications conference, covering all aspects of communication, including fixed and mobile, voice and data, WAN and LAN, and unified communications and collaboration.

This year, expect new expanded coverage of networking, an emphasis on managing the mobile workforce, a supplemental track focused on best practices, more interaction with analysts and more networking opportunities, hands-on workshops, more than a dozen analyst/user roundtable discussions on key topics, end user case studies, plus a show floor filled with leading venders unveiling their latest products and services.

Keynotes:

*The New Mobile World: Where We Go From Here: Reed Hundt, former Chairman of the FCC

*Communications Scenario: Networks for the Next Decade—Smart, Virtual and Ever-Present: David Willis, Gartner VP & Distinguished Analyst

*Are We Nearly There? The Art of Being There When you are Not: Stephen Prentice, VP & Gartner Fellow

*Gartner Keynote: Mobile and Wireless Scenario: Nick Jones, Gartner VP & Distinguished Analyst

The latest wireless, networking & communications tools will be demonstrated by the more than 30 companies that will be sponsors exhibiting at the conference. A listing of current sponsors is available on the Sponsors page at http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1129312&tab=soln_showcase#current.

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Additional companies interested in participating as a Conference Sponsor should contact Joe Possidento t 203-316-3324 or at joseph.possidento@gartner.com.

For complete event details, please visit the Gartner Wireless, Networking & Communications Summit Web site at www.gartner.com/us/wireless.

Members of the media can register for the event by contacting Christy Pettey at christy.pettey@gartner.com.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the indispensable partner to 60,000 clients in 10,000 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,000 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 80 countries. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.

CONTACT:

Gartner
Christy Pettey, 408-468-8312
christy.pettey@gartner.com

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