Convera(R) Launch Maritime Answers a Vertical Search Site for the Shipping Industry...

Convera(R) Launch Maritime Answers a Vertical Search Site for the Shipping
Industry with Informa Maritime

VIENNA, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Convera Corporation
(Nasdaq: CNVR), www.convera.com, a leading provider of vertical search
services for publishers, today announced the launch of Maritime Answers
(www.maritimeanswers.com) a vertical search site for the global shipping
industry with their publishing partner Informa Maritime.
"Maritime Answers is shipping's first and only dedicated search engine and
provides solely maritime-related search results, taking away the clutter of
more traditional search engines," said Mark Warner, Head of Digital Business
for Informa Maritime.
"The feedback from the shipping industry to such a vital research tool has
been overwhelming and we will continue to enhance the site so it provides the
most relevant information," added Mr. Warner.
Vertical search sites, toolbars and widgets, aggregating and presenting
the most authoritative Web content, are increasingly being seen by business
publishers as a way of extending their brands into the essential workflow of
their online communities.
About Convera(R)
Convera is a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers.
Based on a semantic index of the Web, Convera enables publishers to generate
additional revenue by creating customized search applications for specialist
audiences under their own brand. Many of the world's largest publishers rely
on Convera vertical search services to accelerate their e-publishing
strategies, meet growing monetization goals and build loyal online
professional communities.
About Informa Maritime
Informa Maritime is a specialist in international maritime, transport and
fishing information products and services. Among the many market-leading
magazines, journals, websites and newspapers produced by the division is
Lloyd's List, the oldest newspaper in the world. The vessel movements that
gave Lloyd's List its name back in 1734, is the only comprehensive global
source of vessel movements, ownership and casualty information, drawing on
real-time information from a network of Lloyd's agents and other sources
around the world.
SOURCE Convera(R)

Matthew Jones, CFO of Convera, +1-703-761-3700, mjones@convera.com