UBM and Convera to Co-Develop Search Engine for Healthcare Professionals; Contract Deepens Convera Healthcare Expertise.

VIENNA, Va. -- Convera Corporation (NASDAQ:CNVR), a leading provider of search technologies to commercial enterprises and government agencies, today announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with United Business Media plc (UBM), a leading global business information company.

Under the terms of the agreement, Convera and UBM will work together to build and deliver a highly tailored Web search service aimed at the healthcare sector. The multi-year agreement comprises a revenue-sharing structure.

"Professionals rely on business-to-business publishers like UBM to make educated decisions," said Kurt Gastrock, Chief Operating Officer of Convera. "Convera is committed to helping publishers organize their content to meet their subscribers' unique research needs."

About Convera

Convera is a leading provider of search technologies to commercial enterprises and government agencies. Through its two offerings, Excalibur(TM), a newly developed Web search solution and RetrievalWare(R), its enterprise search product, Convera offers unique search technology capable of providing an integrated results page derived from both intranet and Internet content. Convera's technologies manage vast stores of structured and unstructured information that exist within internal repositories and on the Web by providing highly scalable, fast, accurate and secure search capabilities across text, video, image and audio information, in multiple languages. More than 900 customers in 40 countries rely on Convera search solutions to power a broad range of mission-critical applications. For more information, contact Convera at 800-755-7005, via e-mail at [e-mail] or on the Web at www.convera.com

About United Business Media plc

United Business Media is one of the world's leading global business information companies. UBM brings together the world's buyers and sellers, helping their markets work effectively and efficiently through PR Newswire's news distribution network and CMP's portfolio of events, print and on-line publications. For more information, go to www.unitedbusinessmedia.com

PR Newswire - the world's leading corporate news distribution service. For more information, go to www.prnewswire.com

CMP - CMP has a portfolio of more than 200 newspapers, magazines and directories, 200 websites and 300 events. CMP operates globally through four divisions:

CMP Technology - CMP Technology is the USA's leading high tech B2B media company, providing marketing solutions for the global technology industry. For more information, go to www.cmp.com

CMPMedica: CMPMedica provides information and education to healthcare professionals and patients around the world. www.cmpmedica.com

CMP Information: Operating in the UK and internationally, CMPi provides professional media solutions to around 20 industry sectors. www.cmpinformation.biz

CMP Asia: CMP Asia is a leader in exhibitions and online and print business information publications for Asian markets. www.cmpasia.com

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 Excalibur Web offering; 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(R), RetrievalWare(R), Excalibur(TM) and Screening Room(R). The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein, if any, may be the trademarks of their respective owners.