** Shares of information technology consultant Gartner
IT.N rise 4.5% to $352.9 premarket
** Company reports Q3 revenue of $1.41 bln, beating
analysts' estimate of $1.39 bln - LSEG data
** Expects annual revenue of $5.89 bln, vs its prior
forecast of $5.85 bln
** Revenue from company's core research business up about 6%
at $1.22 bln in Q3
** Gartner's Q3 adjusted profit of $2.56 per share beats
LSEG estimates of $1.96 per share
** As of last close, shares up 0.4% this year
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru)
((HarshitaMary.Varghese@thomsonreuters.com))