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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

~~FORM~~ Form 8-K

~~CURRENT~~Current ~~REPORT~~Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 28, 2005 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)~~: February 15,~~ ~~2005~~

META Group, Inc.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Charter)

Delaware		0-27280
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)
06-0971675
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
208 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut		06912-0061
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)
(203) 973-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
No change since last report
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		0-27280 (Commission File Number)		06-0971675 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~Check~~208 ~~the~~Harbor ~~appropriate~~Drive ~~box~~Stamford, ~~below~~Connecticut ~~if the Form 8~~06912-~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the~~0061 ~~filing~~(Address ~~obligation~~ of ~~the~~Principal ~~registrant~~Executive ~~under~~Offices, ~~any~~with ofZip ~~the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below~~Code):

~~o Written communications~~(203) 973-6700 ~~pursuant~~(Registrant’s totelephone ~~Rule~~number, ~~425~~including ~~under~~area ~~the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425~~code)

~~o Soliciting~~Not ~~material~~Applicable ~~pursuant~~(Former toName ~~Rule~~or ~~14a-12~~Former ~~under~~Address, ~~the~~if ~~Exchange~~Changed ~~Act~~Since ~~(17~~Last ~~CFR 240.14a-12~~Report)

~~o Pre~~ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~commencement communications~~K ~~pursuant~~filing is intended to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~14d-2(b)~~satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act~~provisions (17see ~~CFR~~General ~~240~~Instruction A.~~14d-~~2(b. below)):

o ~~Pre-commencement~~ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 ~~13e-4(c)~~ under the ~~Exchange~~Securities Act (17 CFR ~~240~~ 230.~~13e-4(c~~425))

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-~~more~~12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~Item~~o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2~~.02~~(b) ~~Results~~under ofthe ~~Operations~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~Financial~~(17 ~~Condition~~CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~(a) On February 15,~~o Pre-commencement ~~2005,~~communications ~~META~~pursuant ~~Group,~~to ~~Inc.~~Rule 13e-4(c) ~~issued~~under ~~a press release of~~ the ~~financial~~ ~~results~~Exchange ~~for~~Act ~~the~~(17 ~~fourth quarter and year ended December 31,~~CFR ~~2004~~240. ~~A copy of the press release is~~13e-4(c)) ~~attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.~~

~~Item~~TABLE ~~9.01~~OF ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~CONTENTS


	ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
	ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
SIGNATURE
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-10.1: LETTER AGREEEMENT

99.1 Press ReleaseTable reporting fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 earnings of META Group, Inc., dated February 15, 2005 and furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Report on Form 8-K.Contents

2ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

~~Signature~~ On March 28, 2005, META Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“META”) and Gartner, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Gartner”) entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, META and Gartner waived, acknowledged satisfaction and/or made certifications concerning some of the conditions to effect the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 26, 2004 (the “Merger Agreement”) among Gartner, Green Falcon, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gartner (“Sub”) and META and also agreed that such merger would not close prior to April 1, 2005. META currently expects such merger to close on April 1, 2005.

~~Pursuant to~~ The ~~the~~foregoing ~~requirements~~description of the ~~Securities~~Letter ~~Exchange~~Agreement ~~Act~~is ofqualified ~~1934,~~in ~~the~~its ~~registrant~~entirety ~~has~~by reference to ~~duly~~the ~~caused~~Letter ~~this~~Agreement, ~~report~~which tois beattached ~~signed~~hereto onas ~~its~~Exhibit 10.1 ~~behalf~~hereto byand ~~the~~is ~~undersigned~~incorporated ~~hereunto duly~~herein ~~authorized~~by reference.

	META Group, Inc.
Date: February 15, 2005	By:	/s/ John W. Riley
	Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

3 (c) 10.1 Letter Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2005 by and between META and Gartner.

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Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release reporting fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 earnings of META Group, Inc.

SIGNATURE

4 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	META Group, Inc.
Date: March 28, 2005	By:	/s/ John Riley John Riley Chief Financial Officer

META GROUP, INC.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number		Description
	10.1	Letter Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2005 by and between META and Gartner.

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99.1 Press ReleaseTable reporting fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 earnings of META Group, Inc., dated February 15, 2005 and furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Report on Form 8-K.Contents

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