Bedford, N.H., July 31, 2002 - Vision Events, a Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) company, today announced six face-to-face opportunities for technology vendors to reach small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) during the second half of 2002.

The Fall 2002 Vision Events lineup includes channel and end-user events that combine private boardroom appointments, one-on-one meetings, educational sessions and networking functions to foster successful business relationships.

"In today's tighter market, vendors recognize that SMBs are showing comparatively rapid growth and expansion, and see promising ROI from their offerings to this segment," said Mary Ellen Sheehy, vice president and general manager of Vision Events. "This Fall, Vision Events offers a proven means to implement SMB strategies by bringing vendors together with the buyers of SMB IT products and services."

The schedule of events for the second half of 2002 include:

• System Builder Summit and VARVision Fall 2002, September 3-5, Hilton San Francisco, San Francisco, expands vendors' visibility with leading value-added resellers and system builders whose offerings include IT solutions for SMBs.
  
  
• RetailVision, September 10-13, Century Plaza Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, brings key decision makers from the major retail chains, mail order and online resellers who offer the latest technologies to the consumer and small business markets.
  
  
• RetailVision Europe, September 18-20, Hotel Torrequebrada, Costa del Sol, Spain, guarantees access to executive decision-makers from Europe's top retailers who provide the full spectrum of IT products to consumer, SOHO and small/midsize business clients in a retail and wholesale environment.
  
  
• Midsize Enterprise Summit Central 2002, September 25-27, Sheraton Chicago Hotel, Chicago, invites prequalified senior IT executives with purchasing authority for midsize businesses in the $100 million to $750 million range.
  
  
• Small Business Vision Central 2002, September 25-27, Sheraton Chicago Hotel, Chicago, targets the regional resellers who deliver IT solutions to the fastest-growing market segment - small business.
  
  
• System Builder Summit Europe 2002, October 21-23, Hotel van Oranje, Noordwijk aan Zee, Holland, is the only pan-European event for white-box builders serving the European small-to-midsize business and medium enterprise markets.

"SMBs unique requirements vary dramatically within the community itself," said Ray Laracuenta, vice president and research director at Gartner. "To capture a large piece of the SMB pie vendors must develop an in-depth understanding of SMB needs, and develop very targeted programs to deliver their products, services and value messages."

For more information or to register for any of these events, please visit www.visionevents.com or call Charlene DeCesare at 1-603-471-4203.