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  "name": "Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA Abaqus",
  "description": "Abaqus is a software suite for finite element analysis and computer-aided engineering, originally released in 1978. It is currently developed and marketed by SIMULIA, a brand of the French multinational software corporation Dassault Systèmes. The software is widely used in the automotive and aerospace industries for structural, thermal, and fluid-structure interaction simulations.",
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    {
      "slug": "ansys-mechanical",
      "name": "Ansys Mechanical"
    },
    {
      "slug": "comsol-multiphysics",
      "name": "Comsol Multiphysics"
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      "name": "MSC Software (Hexagon) Nastran/MarcBase"
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    "name": "Dassault Systmes"
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    "founded": "1978",
    "headquarters": "Johnston, Rhode Island, USA (SIMULIA HQ); Vélizy-Villacoublay, France (Dassault Systèmes HQ)",
    "pricing_model": "Enterprise/Custom (Tokens/Credits)",
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    "key_differentiator": "Unrivaled ability to handle highly non-linear problems and complex contact mechanics that other solvers struggle to converge.",
    "target_markets": "Aerospace, Automotive, Life Sciences, Industrial Equipment, Civil Engineering",
    "employee_count": "20,000+ (Dassault Systèmes total)",
    "funding_stage": "Public (Euronext Paris: DSY)",
    "subcategory": "Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Software"
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