EXHIBIT 23.1


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the  reference  to our firm under the caption  "Experts" in to the
Registration  Statement  (Form S-3 No.  333-00000)  and  related  Prospectus  of
Convera Corporation for the registration of 5,103,333 shares of its common stock
and to the  incorporation  by reference  therein of our reports  dated March 21,
2006,  with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and schedule of
Convera  Corporation,  Convera  Corporation's  management's  assessment  of  the
effectiveness  of  its  internal  control  over  financial   reporting  and  the
effectiveness   of  internal   control  over  financial   reporting  of  Convera
Corporation,  included  in its  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K) for the year  ended
January 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia
April 12, 2006