CONVERA CORP, S-4/A, EX-23.1, 2000-11-21

CONVERA CORP
S-4/A, EX-23.1, 2000-11-21
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Convera Corporation of our report dated March 8, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the Excalibur
Technologies Corporation and Subsidiaries's 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended January 31, 2000.



                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


McLean, Virginia
November 15, 2000