On July 16th, Gartner announced that PC sales grew by 72 million units in 2Q2008, up 16% from a similar period a year ago. This announcement helped assuage fears about the general state of the IT industry.
Gartner appointed Eugene Hall CEO in August 2004
Gartner, like other technology companies, saw an upswing and dramatic decline as a result of the dot com era of the late 90s, early 2000s