Gartner, Inc. (IT) 2001年年度报告「NYSE」.pdf

1、Financial StatementsManagements Responsibility for Financial ReportingManagement has prepared and is responsible for the integrity and objectivityof the consolidated financial statements and related information included in the Summary Annual Report.The consolidated financial statements,whichinclude

2、amounts based on managements best judgments and estimates,wereprepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.Financialinformation elsewhere in this Summary Annual Report is consistent with that inthe consolidated financial statements.The Company maintains a system of internal c

3、ontrols designed to providereasonable assurance at reasonable cost that assets are safeguarded andtransactions are properly executed and recorded for the preparation of reliablefinancial information.The internal control system is augmented with writtenpolicies and procedures,an organizational struct

4、ure providing division ofresponsibilities and careful selection and training of qualified financial peopleand a program of internal audits.The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors,composed solely of non-employee directors,meets regularly with management,internal auditors and ourindependent acco

5、untants to ensure that each is meeting its responsibilities and to discuss matters concerning internal controls and financial reporting.Both the independent and internal auditors have unrestricted access to theAudit Committee.The independent auditors for fiscal 2001,2000 and 1999,KPMG LLP,auditand r

6、ender an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with generallyaccepted auditing standards.These standards include an assessment of thesystems of internal controls and tests of transactions to the extent considerednecessary by them to support their opinion.Michael D.FleisherChairman of the