Convera 10-Q 2002 Q3 Quarterly report

		Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Convera Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Patrick C. Condo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
By: /s/ Patrick C. CondoPatrick C. Condo President and Chief Executive Officer December 12, 2002