Gartner Announces Three Finalists for the Wireless & Mobile Excellence Award

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Winner to Be Announced at Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit in Chicago, February 23-25

STAMFORD, Conn., February 3, 2009—

Gartner, Inc. announced today the three finalists for the inaugural Gartner Wireless & Mobile Excellence

Award.A team of Gartner analysts evaluated and selected 3 finalists based on how well they demonstrated excellence in their wireless & mobile initiatives.

The finalists are Anthony Marano Company, Coca Cola Enterprises and Royal Mail.Each finalist will present their cases to attendees at the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit taking place February 23-25 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago. The attendees’ feedback as to which of the finalists they feel is the best example of wireless excellence will determine the winner. The winner will be announced during the conference.

“Mobile and wireless technologies are crucial for every organization, but they must carefully choose and use the mobility solutions that will support their customers and employees. The goals, processes and metrics vary, as do the technologies used. Here are great examples of the lessons learned and the best practices as companies pursue their own successful mobility objectives,” said John Girard, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst and Summit chair.

More information on the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Excellence Award is available athttp://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=669708&tab=special&params=pg,zzz.htmlor on the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit Web site atwww.gartner.com/us/wireless.

About Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit

The Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit offers new concepts and best practices to increase ROI on wireless investment, insights on the future of wireless, and unbiased perspectives on devices, systems, integration and the latest trends. Gartner analysts and solution providers will help unravel the tangle of multiple generations of wireless technologies, evaluate new approaches to teleworking, assess the role of core technologies such as MIDs, RFID, and IP telephony and make sense of the looming platform battles for smartphones, and more. Additional information is available at

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Contact:

Christy Pettey

Gartner

+1 408 468 8312

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 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

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