VIENNA, Va., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Convera Corporation (Nasdaq: CNVR), www.convera.com, a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers, today announced the launch of vertical search sites for the Journal of Family Practice www.JFPFindIt.com and Current Psychiatry www.PsychiatryFindIt.com in conjunction with Dowden Health Media (DHM).

"DHM is one of the few health media companies that specialize in communicating to both consumers and physicians. This dual specialization gives us a complete perspective on the real world of clinical care, bringing added value to our clients, their communities, and their target audiences," said Robert J. Osborn, President of the Professional Division, of DHM. "By adopting a vertical search strategy that pulls together the best of open Web content, we can empower our communities of healthcare professionals and patients to pinpoint useful information quickly and easily. It will also complement the premium information and other services that we provide to them through our magazines and websites."

Each of the thousands of public websites included in the Journal Family Practice and Current Psychiatry vertical search sites have been personally selected by editors from Dowden Health Media and include the sites of leading companies, key organizations and research centers, as well as other information sources such as journals, magazines, and news-based websites.

Vertical search sites, and distribution mechanisms such as toolbars and widgets, are increasingly being used 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 Dowden Health Media

Dowden Health Media (DHM), a division of Lebhar-Friedman, is a full- service healthcare communications company celebrating 20 years of success and growth. It publishes a wide variety of content and media, including newsletters, medical journals, consumer websites, Internet solutions, and other multimedia products. Its' peer-reviewed journals reach more than 300,000 physicians in a range of medical specialties.

SOURCE Convera Corporation