{"id":1958,"date":"2018-04-29T09:34:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T09:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/0\/?page_id=1958"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:05:47","slug":"constellation-teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/constellation-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dgen Constellation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.dg1ct{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0 2rem}\n\n\/* Section scaffold *\/\n.dg1ct-sec{border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf0;padding:1.25rem 0}\n.dg1ct-sec:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}\n.dg1ct-sh{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:.9rem}\n.dg1ct-lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#911c35;font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap}\n.dg1ct-rule{flex:1;height:1px;background:#fad0d8}\n\n\/* Typography *\/\n.dg1ct-p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:#2a3a4a;margin:0 0 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