Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a digital solutions provider, has acquired majority shares of managed detection and response (MDR) security services company Coordinates Middle East.This is technology M&A deal number 795 that MSSP Alert and sister site ChannelE2E have covered so far in 2022.GBM, founded in 1990, is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company has 2,259 employees listed on LinkedIn. GBM's areas of expertise include data center, network infrastructure and digital transformation services. Coordinates, founded in 2015, is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company has 33 employees listed on LinkedIn. Coordinates' areas of expertise include cybersecurity, information security and incident response.Application security Data security Endpoint security Network security Security operations center (SOC) GBM has strategic partnerships in place with IBM and Cisco. The company does not currently offer a partner program for MSSPs and MSPs but may look to provide one in the future.