CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
(Form S-8 No.  333-00000) of our reports  dated March 21, 2006,  with respect to
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedules of Convera  Corporation
included in its Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  January 31, 2006,
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
Convera Corporation, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia
January 9, 2007