UBM and Convera to Co-develop Search Engine for Healthcare Professionals

Vienna, VA – Convera Corporation (NASDAQ: CNVR), a leading provider of search technologies to commercial enterprises and government agencies, today announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with United Business Media plc (UBM), a leading global business information company.

Under the terms of the agreement, Convera and UBM will work together to build and deliver a highly tailored Web search service aimed at the healthcare sector. The multi-year agreement comprises a revenue-sharing structure.

“Professionals rely on business-to-business publishers like UBM to make educated decisions,” said Kurt Gastrock, Chief Operating Officer of Convera. “Convera is committed to helping publishers organize their content to meet their subscribers’ unique research needs.”


About Convera

Convera is a leading provider of search technologies to commercial enterprises and government agencies. Through its two offerings, Excalibur(TM), a newly developed Web search solution and RetrievalWare®, its enterprise search product, Convera offers unique search technology capable of providing an integrated results page derived from both intranet and Internet content. Convera's technologies manage vast stores of structured and unstructured information that exist within internal repositories and on the Web by providing highly scalable, fast, accurate and secure search capabilities across text, video, image and audio information, in multiple languages. More than 900 customers in 40 countries rely on Convera search solutions to power a broad range of mission-critical applications. For more information, contact Convera at 800-755-7005, via e-mail at info@convera.com or on the Web at www.convera.com

About United Business Media plc

United Business Media is one of the world's leading global business information companies. UBM brings together the world's buyers and sellers, helping their markets work effectively and efficiently through PR Newswire's news distribution network and CMP's portfolio of events, print and on-line publications. For more information, go to www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
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CMPMedica: CMPMedica provides information and education to healthcare professionals and patients around the world. www.cmpmedica.com
CMP Information: Operating in the UK and internationally, CMPi provides professional media solutions to around 20 industry sectors. www.cmpinformation.biz
CMP Asia: CMP Asia is a leader in exhibitions and online and print business information publications for Asian markets. www.cmpasia.com