软件采购中心的目的是扩大和推进中国的计算机软件的采购业务，委托中国的软件公司为三菱电机及其子公司进行开发。
软件采购中心的职能是集市场开拓，合同订立，技术支援为一体，也是中国本地的支援据点。

The S/W purchasing Center was founded for the purpose of aiming at expansion of software purchasing business in China. The Center mediates the software development that Mitsubishi Electric and associated companies commission from Chinese Software houses. The Center has marketing, contracting, and technical support functions, and takes an important role as a liaison-office in China.