Even the Feds here within the States is interested in making the most from available Web search technology.

Convera Corporation (NASDAQ:CNVR - News), a leading provider of search technologies to commercial enterprises and government agencies, today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has executed an annual contract to access its Excalibur(TM) Web search technology.

Excalibur(TM) is an innovative search technology that uses millions of categories of information to understand and organize billions of pages of Web content resulting in more relevant and useful answers to search queries. Excalibur(TM) may also be customized to provide vertically focused results targeting specific professional, business or consumer-oriented needs. [Read the rest]