VIENNA, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Convera Corporation (Nasdaq: CNVR), http://www.convera.com, a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers, today announced that it has signed a contract with the publisher Diversified Business Communications to build vertical search engines across a portfolio of their brands including those serving professional business communities involved in commercial marine, natural and organic products, and healthcare markets in the United States and Europe.

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. Diversified Business Communications community of users will benefit from being able to use such tools alongside Diversified Business Communication's market-leading events, exhibitions, news publications and Web sites.

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 Diversified Business Communications

Diversified Business Communications deliver market-leading events, exhibitions and conferences, publications and eMedia bringing together buyers and sellers, ideas and resources, education and entertainment. Their international exhibitions offer more than 50 face-to-face buying and selling opportunities in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. They serve a broad spectrum of selected markets, from food to fitness, healthcare, business management, construction, manufacturing, investments and franchising. Award- winning trade publications are the leading voices serving the commercial marine, natural and organic products, and seafood markets in the United States and Europe. Each is a hothouse of new information and ideas driving its industry. eMedia initiatives utilize the power of the Internet to deliver cutting edge content and interactive dialog that strengthen business communities.

SOURCE Convera Corporation