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    {
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      "name": "Autodesk Revit"
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    {
      "slug": "cedreo",
      "name": "Cedreo"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T16:31:23.045+00:00",
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    "founded": "1992",
    "headquarters": "Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA",
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    "subcategory": "Computer-Aided Design (CAD) / Building Information Modeling (BIM)"
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