GARTNER GROUP <GART> ACQUIRES COMTEC PROGRAM Gartner Group Inc said it acquired sole ownership of the COMTEC Market Research Program. Gartner said its wholly-owned subsidiary purchased the interests of its former partners for an aggregate price of 1,125,000 plus a percentage of net sales proceeds on future sales of certain products. Prior to the acquisition, Gartner Group owned one-third in the COMTEC partnership, it said.