If the project is successful, it can also be a commercial tool.
Film also allowed the movie camera to develop from an expensive toy to a practical commercial tool.
A number of open source and commercial tools exist for computer forensics investigation.
There are a number of commercial and academic tools that implement various forms of static analysis.
On its face, it's a commercial tool, but it's become a game of conventions and confidences.
The commercial tools range in cost from about $500 to well over $20,000.
The items in this list are either commercial or OpenSource tools.
Both commercial and free tools exist in various languages.
As with many other aspects of the Internet, what was once a means for people to connect with one another has become a commercial tool.
The industry is now starting to look forward to a new wave of growth based on the resurgence of the Internet as a commercial tool.