Merits of VAT : Software quality fostered in a quality-conscious country
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Based in the country sensitive to quality

VALTES Advanced Technology, Inc. (hereafter VAT) is a subsidiary of VALTES Co., Ltd.,
a specialist in the field of software testing.
Taking advantage of its position as an offshore company,
VAT applies the accumulated know-how it inherits from its parent company
to provide services that meet the client's needs.

In addition to handling software testing,
VAT responds to inquiries related to software development.
The various facets of this development process can be split up
and handled by different parts of the VALTES Co., Ltd. group. For instance,
The requirement definitions are specified by Valtes Mobile Technology Co; Ltd.
and it is handled through basic design. Then, coding is created after which it runs
unit tests and system tests.
The final confirmation is then conducted by the parent company VALTES Co., Ltd.

These products are subjected to quality checks on the same level as of that in Japan, and be delivered to the clients.

Features of parent company VALTES Co., Ltd.
Selection of effective engineering methods
VALTES has a proven track record of serving companies across various kinds of industries such as leading Japanese software manufacturers, gaming companies, and IT industry.
Over 95% of the regular employees at VALTES Co., Ltd. have been certified by the Japan Software Testing Qualifications Board (JSTQB). 　
* JSTQB certification is consistent with the standards of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).
Extensive educational curriculum for software testing
VALTES sells five educational curriculums, such as the Basic of Software Testing, Designing Software Tests, and Management Edition.
Each curriculum is designed for different types of jobs.
 u Basic of Software Testing
It helps to develop a clear understanding of the fundamentals of quality and software.
 u Designing Software Tests
Introduces skills for testing software design and creation of documents that can be used at the
workplace and help to enhance quality.
 u White-Box Testing
Introduces methodologies to incorporate quality within the development
design phase and prevent glitches from occurring within the downstream processes.
 u Project Management of Software testing
Imparts the perspective of testing project managers who oversee all of
the downstream processes.
 u Improving the Quality of Software
Conveys tips for quality control and test management to decisively obtain obtain
the desired quality from the upstream process to downstream processes.
Technical capabilities of a testing-specialist company

 u Developed own high-quality portal site

Qbook A site that provides total support for the quality improvement of software. www.qbook.jp

 u Automatic typing system (automation of cell phone testing)
(*Not supported by smartphones)

 u Automation tool for infrared remote controlled testing

Remote control system CHASER

Overcoming problems faced offshore companies

VAT works in coordination with Japanese group companies to work past all the different problems faced by offshore companies.

Communication task

 u Taking advantage of television meeting system
→ By conducting a face-to-face meeting, communication errors can be prevented.

Quality awareness

 u Provide newly hired workers with VALTES education on testing
→ Thoroughly instill quality awareness

Maintain high level of skill

 u Follow-up by VALTES
→ Apply technical and man-hour support from VALTES
→ Japanese engineers are assigned at the start of the project,

based on the scale and duration of the project

 u Management and review by dispatched employees
→ Reviews conducted by Japanese engineers
 u Advantage of being a software-testing specialist subsidiary
→ Translate and use the information provided by VALTES
 u Employment of engineers
→ Employ engineers with experience in both software testing and development,

and provide them with training to learn about VALTES’ software testing

Reliable security system

The clients’ products are released after its tests are being conducted by VAT.
For the prevention of the products’ information leakage, a secure test center has been constructed by VAT for tests purposes.

Complete security system with fingerprint authentication
VAT employs a fingerprint authentication -based system for room access.
Security is being ensured by keeping a record of the users’ access history
and restricting room access to only authorized personnel.
The tight system of authentication provides our clients’
the reassurance of the security of their products whenever the products are being tested.
Other security systems
In addition to fingerprint authentication,
The following measures are employed for total security

 uSecurity cameras are installed in all rooms.
 uAll data storage media such as smartphones are locked up in respective lockers.
 uSecurity training consistent with the ISO27001-certified training of the parent company is provided.

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  • Merits of offshore testing & development
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