CHICAGO, IL, March 15, 2007 -- Gartner, Inc. today announced the winner of its Business Intelligence (BI) Excellence Award. The award was given to the Richmond (Virginia) Police Department, Chief Rodney Monroe.

The award, which honors an enterprise that most clearly demonstrates excellence in its business intelligence initiatives, was presented during the annual Gartner BI Summit, held this week in Chicago.

Companies submitted their applications for the Gartner BI Excellence Award based on a combination of business value, technical implementation and best practices employed as defined by the Gartner Business Intelligence and Performance Management Framework. Gartner’s BI research analysts evaluated the applicants and selected three finalists who presented their case studies at the BI Summit. Attendees then voted to select the award winner.

About the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit

The Gartner Business Intelligence Summit is the only event designed to provide businesses with the knowledge required to create a visionary business intelligence strategy. Through a content-focused curriculum, attendees will learn the methodologies, strategies, technologies and architectures that will move them from the tactics of cost cutting and compliance to increasing their companies' agility and responsiveness, and improving overall business performance. Additional information is available at www.gartner.com/us/bi.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) delivers the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. Gartner serves 10,000 client organizations worldwide, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. The company consists of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 3,800 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.

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