Google announced Monday its five partners for the "Glass at Work" program, which aims to develop business and professional apps for Glass.
The companies chosen by the search giant have also become eligible for co-branding and listing on the Glass at Work website, according to ZDNet.
The partners for the program are APX, Augmedix, Crowdoptic, GuidiGO and Wearable Intelligence. Google said hundreds of developers have applied for Glass at Work.
It has been suggested that Glass could be used for a variety of professions, such as medical, sports, media and entertainment. Applications have already been built by different companies and developers for the device, and include new apps, exercise, photo manipulation, facial recognition, translation, and sharing to social networks like Facebook and Twitter, The Telegraph reported.
APX Labs is responsible for the creation of Skylight, business software used by Fortune 500 companies that gives works hands-free, real-time access to enterprise data and the knowledge needed for their jobs. Augmedix provides doctors with a service that lets them spend less time analyzing information from the Electronic Health Record and spend more time with patients.
GuidiGO works with museums and cultural institutions to provide a "compelling mobile storytelling experience" aimed at getting people to understand art and culture, The Telegraph reported. CrowdOptic builds software used in mobile and wearable devices to find important broadcast events. The software also gives consumers content for live broadcasts, along with context-aware apps for entertainment, sports, building/security, and medical companies.
Google did not say how much it would be working with these companies, The Verge reported.
The company also did not reveal how much it will be examining the apps.
Google is encouraging other companies that want to get involved in Glass at Work to contact them, The Telegraph reported.
Companies chosen for the program will also become eligible for co-branding and listing on the program's website.
