**EXHIBIT
      10.14**


Office
      Lease Amendment (1921 Gallows Road,
      Vienna Virginia) commencing January 1, 2008




**THIRD
      AMENDMENT TO LEASE**





**THIS
      THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE** (the
      " **Third
      Amendment** ")
      is
      made and


entered
      into this 14th ** day
      of May ,
      2007
      (the " **Effective
      Date** "),
      by
      and between TYSONS INTERNATIONAL LAZA I & II,
      L.P.,
      a Delaware limited partnership (" **Landlord** ")
      and
      CONVERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (" **Tenant** ").


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WHEREAS,
      pursuant to that Office Lease Agreement dated March 4, 1999 (the " **Original
      Lease** "),
      485
      Properties, LLC (" **Original
      Landlord** ")
      leased
      to Excalibur Technologies Corporation (" **Original
      Tenant** ")
      and
      Original Tenant leased from Original Landlord the " **Original
      Premises** ,"
      comprising approximately 18,691 square feet of total Gross Rentable Area
      (" **GRA** "),
      as
      more particularly described in the
      Original Lease, and located on the second (2 nd ) , fourth
      (4 th )  and
      seventh ( 7th )  floors
      in
      that " **Building** "
      having
      an address of 1921 Gallows Road, Vienna, Virginia 22182, such Building being
      " **Tower**  **II** " of
      a
      two-building multi-story office and retail " **Project** "
      now
      known as " **Tysons**  **International
      Plaza** ";





WHEREAS,
      Original Landlord and Tenant, as successor-in-interest by merger with Original
      Tenant, entered into that certain First Amendment to Lease dated August 1,
      2001
      (the " **First
      Amendment** "),
      whereby the parties amended the Original Lease to expand the Original Premises
      to include additional GRA comprising approximately 1,811 square feet on the
      second (2 nd )  floor
      of
      the Building (the " **Additional
      Premises** ");





WHEREAS,
      the Original Premises as expanded by the Additional Premises comprised
      approximately 20,502 of GRA;





WHEREAS,
      Original Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Second Amendment to
      Lease
      dated October 22, 2004 (the " **Second
      Amendment** "),
      whereby (i) the Original Premises was reduced by approximately 7,566 square
      feet
      of GRA (the " **Returned
      Premises** ")
      to
      13,172 square feet of GRA (which includes an additional 236 square feet of
      GRE
      per Section 4 of the Second Amendment), the entirety of which is located on
      the
      second (2 nd )  floor
      of
      the Building, and (ii) the Term was extended through December 31,
      2007;





WHEREAS,
      the term " **Premises** "
      as used
      herein shall mean the Original Premises as expanded by the Additional Premises
      and as reduced by the Returned Premises, comprising approximately 13,172 square
      feet of GRA (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3 of this Third
      Amendment);





WHEREAS,
      the term " **Lease** "
      as used
      herein shall mean the Original Lease as amended by the First Amendment and
      the
      Second Amendment;





WHEREAS,
      Landlord has succeeded to the interest of Original Landlord as landlord under
      the Lease; and


WHEREAS,
      the parties desire to further extend the Term of the Lease and to adjust the
      square feet of GRA comprising the Premises in connection therewith, all as
      hereinafter provided.





NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual covenants and agreements
      contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
      and
      sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties
      hereby covenant and agree as follows:





1. INCORPORATION
      OF RECITALS


The
      foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof by
      this
      reference.





2. LEASE
      TERM


Subject
      to the terms set forth in this Third Amendment, the Term of the Lease is hereby
      further extended for a period (the " **Second
      Extended Term** ")
      of one
      (1) year and eight (8) months, commencing on January 1, 2008 (the " **Second
      Extended Term Commencement**  **Date** ")
      and
      ending on August 31,2009 (the " **Expiration
      Date** ").





3. PREMISES


In
      connection with the re-measurement of the Building in accordance with the ANSI/BOMA ** Z65.l-1996
      Standard Method of Measurement, effective as of the Second Extended Term
      Commencement Date, the Premises is hereby stipulated and agreed to comprise
      14,186 square feet of GRA.





4 BASE
      RENT


Commencing
      on the Second Extended Term Commencement· Date, the Base Rent payable by Tenant
      to Landlord during the Second Extended Term shall be as follows:





Period  Monthly
      Base Rent  Annual
      Rental Rate (psf  of
      GRA)





January
      1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 $43,149.08 $36.50





January
      1, 2009 through August 31, 2009 $44,449.47 $37.60





Notwithstanding
      the foregoing and provided Tenant is not then in default of the Lease as hereby
      amended, Landlord hereby agrees to abate and forgive the payment of the monthly
      Base Rent for the first one and one-half (1.5) full calendar months following
      the Second Extended Term Commencement Date.





5. TENANT'S
      OPERATING COSTS CHARGE AND TENANT'S TAXES


During
      the Second Extended Term, Tenant shall continue to pay Additional Rent for
      Tenant's Taxes and Tenant's Operating Costs Charge (based upon the GRA Fraction
      and GRA Tax Fraction, as adjusted pursuant to the change in the GRA comprising
      the Premises pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 above), in such manner
      and
      at such times as is otherwise set forth in the Lease; provided, however, that
      the Base Year for the Second Extended Term shall be the calendar year
      2007.





6. RENT
      PAYMENTS


Rent
      and
      Additional Rent payments due under the Lease as hereby amended shall continue
      to
      be paid in the intervals and manner required under the Lease as hereby amended,
      except that as of the Effective Date of this Third Amendment, all checks shall
      be made payable to "Tysons International Plaza I & II,
      L.P.," and delivered to P.O. Box 905450, Charlotte, N.C. 28290-5450 (or if
      by
      FedEx, UPS or other overnight delivery to JP Morgan Chase, 806 Tyvola Road,
      Suite 108, Charlotte, N.C. 28217, Attn: Tysons International Plaza I & II,
      L.P.,
      Lockbox 905450), or to such other payee or payment address as Landlord may
      direct from time to time.





7. IMPROVEMENTS
      TO THE PREMISES


Tenant
      shall retain possession of the Premises in its "as-is" condition, and Landlord
      shall have no obligation to perform or pay for any work, improvements or
      alterations in or to the Premises in connection with this Third
      Amendment.





8.
            SECURITY
                DEPOSIT


Landlord
      and Tenant hereby acknowledge that the balance of the Security Deposit currently
      held by Landlord under the Lease is Seventy-One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars
      ($71,200.00), which is in the form of an initial letter of credit number
      934521-A issued on May 13, 1999, by NationsBank, together with Bank of America
      (as successor-in-interest to NationsBank) amendments thereto dated February
      16,
      2001 and December 22, 2004 (as amended, the " **Letter** **of** **Credit** ").
      Concurrently with Tenant's execution and delivery of this Third Amendment,
      Tenant shall also deliver to Landlord an amendment to the Letter of Credit
      in
      form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord which amends the Letter of Credit
      as
      follows (such amendment being hereinafter called the " **LC**  **Renewal** **Amendment** "):
      (i)
      names "Tysons International Plaza I & II,
      L.P.,
      and its successors and assigns" as beneficiary at the following address - c/o
      Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 7th  Floor,
      New York, New York 101ll, Attn: Chief Financial Officer; (ii) names "Convera
      Technologies, Inc." as applicant; and (iii) changes the expiration date to
      October 31, 2009 (i.e., sixty (60) days following the expiration of the Second
      Extended Term). Landlord shall continue to hold the Letter of Credit as amended
      by the LC Renewal Amendment as the Security Deposit throughout the Second
      Extended Term.





9.
            PARKING


During
      the Second Extended Term, Tenant shall continue to have the right to contract
      for parking spaces in the Parking Garage in accordance with the terms and
      conditions of the Lease as hereby amended.





10.
            OPERATING
                HOURS


As
      of the
      Effective Date of this Third Amendment, Section 5.2 of the Original Lease is
      hereby modified to reflect that the current Saturday operating hours for the
      Building are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m





11. RENEWAL
      OPTION





Landlord
      and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that Section 9 of the First Amendment
      is
      null and void and of no further force or effect, and Tenant shall have no right
      or option to further extend the Term beyond the Second Extended
      Term.





12. NOTICES


As
      of the
      Effective Date of this Third Amendment, the Lease is hereby modified to provide
      that all notices or other communications to Landlord shall be sent to the
      following addresses: to Landlord c/o Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., 45
      Rockefeller Plaza, 7th  Floor,
      New York, New York 10111, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, with a duplicate to
      Landlord, c/o Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., 45 Rockefeller Plaza,
      7th  Floor,
      New York, New York 10111, Attn: Chief Legal Officer, with a further duplicate
      to
      Landlord through July 31, 2007 c/o Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., 1775
      Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20006, Attn: Regional
      Manager and Property Manager, and from and after August 1, 2007 to Landlord
      c/o
      Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., 1850 K Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington,
      D.C. 20006, Attn: Regional Manager and Property Manager.





13. BROKERS


Landlord
      and Tenant each represent and warrant one to another that, except as hereinafter
      set forth, neither of them has employed any broker in carrying on the
      negotiations, or had any dealings with any broker, relating to this Third
      Amendment. Tenant represents that it has employed Newmark Knight Frank, LLC,
      as
      its broker; Landlord represents that it has employed Cassidy & Pinkard,
      Inc., as its broker, and further agrees to pay the commissions accruing to
      each
      identified broker pursuant to certain outside agreement(s). Landlord shall
      indemnify and hold Tenant harmless, and Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord
      harmless, from and against any claim or claims for brokerage or other commission
      arising from or out of any breach of the foregoing representation and warranty
      by the respective indemnitor.





14. MULTIPLE/COUNTERPART
      ORIGINALS


This
      Third Amendment may be executed in multiple and/or counterpart originals, each
      of which shall be deemed an original hereof.





15. RATIFICATION


This
      Third Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
      hereto and their respective representatives, transferees, successors and assigns
      (except as expressly otherwise provided in the Lease), and shall be governed
      by
      and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
      Defined terms used in this Third Amendment and not otherwise defined herein
      shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease. Except as expressly
      amended by this Third Amendment, all other terms, conditions and provisions
      of
      the Lease are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force
      and
      effect. In the event of an inconsistency between the terms and provisions of
      this Third Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Lease, the terms and
      provisions of this Third Amendment shall control.





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IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Third Amendment to Lease
      as an instrument under seal, as of the day and year first hereinabove
      written.





LANDLORD :





TYSONS
      INTERNATIONAL PLAZA I & II,
      L.P.,


A
      Delaware limited partnership





By:
      /s/ Paul A. Galliano


Name:
      Paul A. Galliano


Title:
      Senior Managing Director





TENANT:





CONVERA
      TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,


a
      Delaware corporation








By:  /s/Matthew
      G. Jones


Name:  Matthew
      G. Jones


Title:  Chief
      Financial Officer