Convera's Web Index Exceeds 3 Billion Page Mark; Technology Advances with Enhanced Multi-Media Capabilities.

VIENNA, Va. -- Convera Corporation (NASDAQ:CNVR), a leading provider of search and categorization software for enterprises and government agencies, today announced that its Excalibur Web indexing system, has reached another product milestone as the technology presently contains more than 3 billion pages in the index. E[acute accent]In addition to reaching 3 billion pages of textual Web content, the Company also disclosed that it has extended its technology with improved multi-media functionality and relevancy for image search by adding over 100 million images to its Web index. Convera's patented multi-media search capability enables image search that can be performed using the image itself, the text related to the image, or both in combination affording the user greater ability to retrieve the most relevant information. E[acute accent]This next-generation search technology has been developed to add structure to the Web through the use of proprietary taxonomies and ontologies, semantic analysis and deep knowledge resources capable of providing end-users with more relevant search results. The technology also supports complex queries, offers built in video and image search, and provides geo-locational data. The offering may be used in concert with RetrievalWare, Convera's "flagship" internal search solution, or with an organizations existing internal application to create an integrated portal offering "blended" results from both Intranet and open-source (e.g., the Internet) searches. The Company expects to launch a service offering later this year. E[acute accent]As previously announced, the Company received its initial order for the Web indexing technology on August 29, 2005 by executing a long-term contract with the U.S. Government.

E[acute accent]About Convera

E[acute accent]Convera is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise search and categorization solutions. Convera's RetrievalWare solutions maximize return on investment in vast stores of unstructured information by providing highly scalable, fast, accurate and secure search across more than 200 forms of text, video, image and audio information, in more than 50 languages. More than 900 customers in 33 countries rely on Convera's search solutions to power a broad range of applications including enterprise portals, knowledge management, intelligence gathering, profiling, corporate policy compliance, regulatory compliance, customer service and more. For more information, contact Convera at 800-788-7758, via e-mail at [e-mail] or on the Web at www.convera.com

E[acute accent]This release, including any statements from Convera personnel, contains statements about Convera's future expectations, performance, plans, and prospects, as well as assumptions about future events. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties, including without limitation, business and economic conditions and trends; the ability to continue funding operating losses; fluctuations in operating results including impacts from reduced corporate IT spending and lengthier sales cycles; continued success in technological advances and development including the Web indexing initiative; possible disruption in commercial activities caused by terrorist activity and armed conflict, such as changes in logistics and security arrangements; reduced customer demand relative to expectations; competitive factors; and other risk factors listed from time to time in the company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from our expectations as the result of these and other important factors relating to Convera's business and product development efforts, which are further described in Convera's filings with the SEC. These filings can be obtained from the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements are based on information available to Convera on the date of this release, and Convera assumes no obligation to update such statements. The Convera design logo and the following are worldwide trademarks of Convera: Convera(TM), RetrievalWare(R), and Screening Room(R). The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein, if any, may be the trademarks of their respective owners.