EXHIBIT 23.1


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-133344) 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
June 15, 2006