gartner inc tuesday recorded a rise in fourthquarter revenue and earnings beating wall streets forecasts the stamford connbased technologyconsulting company logged earnings of 250 a share up from 133 a share a year earlier net income rose to 2094 million from 1196 million adjusted earnings were 299 a share analysts polled by factset had forecast adjusted earnings of 242 a share revenue rose to 131 billion for the quarter from 111 billion the year before analysts were expecting revenue of 125 billion contract value for global technology sales rose 14 yearoveryear to 34 billion for global business sales contract value increased 24 to 900 million