It has come to our attention that representatives of GDS Publishing, Inc. which publishes magazines such as “CXO”, “Financial Services Technology” and “Corporate Finance Management”, and conducts trade events in the IT industry, have told a number of its potential customers that Gartner or Gartner analysts contribute to a GDS publication or is participating in a GDS event. These statements are false. Gartner has instructed its analysts not to work with GDS Publishing in any capacity.