Our Business
Centering on software testing services, DIGITAL HEARTS HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. operates two types of businesses.
- DH Group Business provides services for games and other entertainment contents.
- AGEST Group Business provides services for enterprise systems.
Consolidated net sales by segment
DH Group Business
ーGrowth Strategyー
To be the Global Quality Partner in the Entertainment Industry
Maximize the appeal of content by offering a wide range of solutions tailored to the lifecycle of entertainment content through service expansion and geographic expansion.
Point1
Large Market Share in the Domestic Game Debugging Market
The domestic game debugging market is an oligopolistic market with few competitors, and within this market we have a large market share. We have various management assets such as debugging know-how accumulated over more than 20 years, a strong customer base, a human resource pool of approximately 8,000 game-loving testers and abundant verification terminals including dedicated debugging equipment. Due to the presence of such management assets, the barriers to entry into the market are high, and we believe that we will be able to maintain a high market share in the future. In addition, our group generates stable cash of more than ¥1.5 billion each year, centered on this game debugging, and we are realizing investment for the next stage of growth.
Point2
Rapid Expansion of the Global Businesses
In addition to debugging services, we also provide one-stop global services that support the overseas expansion of content, such as translating, LQA and marketing support for game software makers. Demand for this global service is rapidly expanding against the backdrop of the recent increase in the global simultaneous development of games. Our group has a new pillar of growth, such as achieving double-digit sales growth in this business by surely capturing these increasing demand.
Point3
Venture spirit of continuing to take on the challenge of creating New Businesses
Since the foundation in 2001 as a company specializing in game debugging, we have taken on the challenge of creating new businesses. We made a full-scale entry into the enterprise field in 2017, and over the past five years, we achieved the rapid growth to reach its net sales of ¥10 billion. Today, in order to expand our AI business, we have developed AI translation engines and invested in AI related company. We have also established a joint venture in India to expand our debugging business in the English-speaking region. In these ways, we are constantly taking on new challenges to create the second and third growth pillars.
AGEST Group Business
ーGrowth Strategyー
To be the leading QA solution provider in the global market with the leading-edge quality technology
Supporting software quality improvement by providing solutions for a wide range of diversified QA needs from Shift-Left to Shift-Right domains
Point1
To maintain a high growth rate
Previously, the testing of systems for the enterprise was carried out within the internal or outsourced development companies of client companies. In recent years, however, outsourcing to test specialists (third-party testing) has accelerated against the backdrop of chronic shortages of IT human resources and the improvement in expertise required for testing. Our group has entered the market since the early days of third-party testing and has maintained a high growth rate since then.
Point2
Leading-Edge Quality Technology with Global Standards
By making maximum use of our strong relationships with software testing experts and other experts who are active on the frontline globally, we are able to cultivate high-skill engineers, including "next-generation QA engineers," who are well versed in both development and testing, respond to the “Shift-Left" and “Shift-Right" domains that are not compliant with conventional third-party verification, and provide services that quickly comply with international standards for software testing. We are the one of the company groups in Japan who has the largest number of engineers who hold qualifications of ISTQB, a certification body for software testing engineers, and we are pursuing to standardize QA quality in the market.
Point3
Utilizing AI and other advanced technologies
Our Group strives to improve test accuracy and improve operational efficiency by preparing a variety of tools tailored to the needs of our clients, including proprietary test automation tools that introduce advanced Silicon Valley technologies. We also aim to reduce the burden on developers in dealing with defects by promoting AI use of testing services in all processes.
