**Exhibit31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO**

**SECTION302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

 

I, Alfred J. Amoroso, certify that:

 

1.                                       Ihave reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of META Group, Inc.;

 

2.                                       Basedon my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement ofa material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterlyreport;

 

3.                                       Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishingand maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)              designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relatingto the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to usby others within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisquarterly report is being prepared;

 

b)             evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of adate within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the“Evaluation Date”); and

 

c)              presented in thisquarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our mostrecent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a)              all significantdeficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adverselyaffect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any materialweaknesses in internal controls; and

b)             any fraud, whether ornot material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterlyreport whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or inother factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent tothe date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions withregard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 
| Date:                                 |
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| May 14, 2004                          |
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| /s/ Alfred J. Amoroso                 |   |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |

 

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**CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO**

**SECTION302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

 

I, John W. Riley, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewedthis quarterly report on Form 10-Q of META Group, Inc.;

 

2.               Based on myknowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.               Based on myknowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information includedin this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, andfor, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.               The registrant’sother certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

a.               designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relatingto the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to usby others within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisquarterly report is being prepared;

 

b.              evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of adate within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the“Evaluation Date”); and

 

c.               presented in thisquarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.               The registrant’sother certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a.               all significantdeficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which couldadversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors anymaterial weaknesses in internal controls; and

b.              any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.             The registrant’s othercertifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or notthere were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors thatcould significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our mostrecent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses.

 
| Date: May 14, 2004      |
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| /s/ John W. Riley       |   |
| Vice President and      |
| Chief Financial Officer |

 

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