EXHIBIT 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 3 to the Registration Statement and related Prospectus of Convera
Corporation for the registration of 4,798,855 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 12, 2004, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Convera Corporation included
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended January 31, 2004, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



McLean, Virginia
June 7, 2004