Troy plans to refocus the company's business model.
Partnerware employs 100 people, with 85 in Austin. As part of the redirection, Troy is seeking to concentrate more on consulting Partnerware's clients before they install new software, as well as moving up the third-version release of Parnterware's product. IBM Corp. She also worked at IBM for 22 years, where she was vice president of solution developer alliances. Troy replaces Partnerware founder Eric Hills, who will remain chairman and senior vice president of business development. Partnerware was founded in 1996.