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|Exhibit 23.01
        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to
the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Forms S-8 Nos.
333-15369 and 333-52794), pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1996 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan and the 2000 Stock Option Plan, respectively, of Convera
Corporation (Form S-3 No. 333-34705), pertaining to the Prospectus of Convera
Corporation for the registration of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock (Form
S-4 No. 333-51072), pertaining to the Prospectus of Convera Corporation for the
registration of 45,231,390 shares of its common stock, of our report dated
February 18, 2005, except for Note 17, as to which the date is March 23, 2005,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Convera Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
January 31, 2005.
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|McLean, Virginia
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