Convergence software reads the cue and points the computer's Web browser to a specific site on the Internet. The reader does not have to type the Internet address. The news cues, which will carry the Digital Extra logo, will be designed to let Journal readers get more information on news stories and important topics, including the weather.
Advertisers can use the technology to give readers additional information on products and services.
The technology also includes a broadcast component that enables communication from a television to a desktop computer through audio tones. Executive Editor Joel P. Rawson discusses the new technology today in a column on Page B1.