UNITED STATES
                       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

                                 August 23, 2006
                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

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

    Delaware                            000-31989                54-1987541

(State or other                   (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)

                          1921 GALLOWS ROAD, SUITE 200
                             VIENNA, VIRGINIA 22182
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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 2.02.  Results Of Operations And Financial Condition

     Attached and incorporated  herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of
a press release of Convera  Corporation (the "Company"),  dated August 23, 2006,
reporting the Company's  financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 31,
2006. 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.

Item 9.01(c).  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         99.1 Press Release of Convera Corporation dated August 23, 2006.





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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/ Matthew G. Jones
                                                 Matthew G. Jones
                                                 Acting Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 23, 2006






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