SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) August 18, 2004




                               CONVERA CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware                                 000-31989               54-1987541
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)



                          1921 GALLOWS ROAD, SUITE 200
                             VIENNA, VIRGINIA 221826
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 761-3700
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Item 12.  Results Of Operations And Financial Condition

            Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a
copy of a press release of the Company, dated August 18, 2004, reporting the
Company's financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2004. Such
information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


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                                    SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                            CONVERA CORPORATION


                                            By: /s/ John Polchin
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                                                John Polchin
                                                Chief Financial Officer



Date:  August 18, 2004


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