|Exhibit 23.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|CONSENT OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|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 March
15, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Convera
Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January
31, 2003.
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|McLean, VirginiaApril 28, 2003