VIENNA, Va., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Convera Corporation (Nasdaq: CNVR), http://www.convera.com, a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers and Aspermont (ASX: ASP), today announced that it had launched http://www.SearchMining.net to provide both mining professionals and investors following the commodities sector with focused, highly relevant search results.

"We are delighted with the traffic that our vertical search applications are bringing us," said Alex Kent, Online Search Manager at Aspermont. "Over the next 12 months we expect to extend our use of vertical search in other prime business areas. Convera is a key play for us in the development of our online portfolio."

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 Aspermont

Aspermont Limited is an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed media company operating in Australia and overseas. Aspermont's primary business is the production of Business-to-business information services, across the resource and construction sectors, delivered through print, conferencing and online media channels. For more information about Aspermont's range of products and services, please go to http://www.aspermont.com.

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