Exhibit 99.1


          DRI Corporation Notes Domestic Transportation and
                Transit Security Funding Making Gains


    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2007--DRI Corporation (formerly
known as Digital Recorders, Inc.) (DRI) (NASDAQ: TBUS), a digital
communications technology leader in the domestic and international
surface transportation and transit security markets, noted today that
federal funding for domestic transportation and transit security
programs appears to making gains in Congress.

    "Given the recent steps taken by committees in both the U.S. House
of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, it appears that transit
funding is being favorably considered on Capitol Hill. The proposed
increases may set the trend for future transit funding. We applaud the
increases under consideration and note that year-over-year transit
funding increases could be in the area of 8.4 percent and
year-over-year transit security funding increases could be
approximately 45 percent. As I've said before, such funding increases
tend to drive transit market spending and create additional demand for
DRI's transit communications equipment," David L. Turney, the
Company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, said.

    TRANSIT FUNDING

    According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
in its June 15, 2007 President's Letter, the U.S. House Subcommittee
on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2008
Transportation Appropriations bill. Subcommittee Chairman John Olver
(D-MA) and Ranking Member Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) announced during the
mark up that the bill fully funds the federal transit program,
providing at least $9.731 billion, or approximately 8.4 percent more
than the FY 2007 amount.

    TRANSIT SECURITY FUNDING

    In its June 22, 2007 President's Letter, APTA said the
House recently passed a bill that includes $400 million for transit,
passenger, and freight rail security programs. According to APTA, the
Senate Appropriations Committee also approved $400 million for transit
security programs. If enacted, APTA said the $400 million funding
level would represent an increase of $125 million, or 45 percent, over
the amount provided in FY 2007.

    ABOUT APTA

    APTA is a nonprofit international association of 1,600 member
organizations including public transportation systems; planning,
design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers;
academic institutions; and state associations and departments of
transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing
safe, efficient and economical public transportation services and
products. APTA members serve more than 90 percent of persons using
public transportation in the U.S. and Canada.

    ABOUT THE COMPANY

    DRI is a digital communications technology leader in the domestic
and international public transportation and transit security markets.
Our products include: TwinVision(R) and Mobitec(R) electronic
destination sign systems, Talking Bus(R) voice announcement systems,
Digital Recorders(R) Internet-based passenger information and
automatic vehicle location/monitoring systems, and VacTell(TM) video
actionable intelligence systems. Our products help increase the
mobility, flow, safety, and security of people who rely upon
transportation infrastructure around the globe. Using proprietary
hardware and software applications, our products provide
easy-to-understand, real-time information that assists users and
operators of transit bus and rail vehicles in locating, identifying,
boarding, tracking, scheduling, and managing those vehicles. Our
products also aid transit vehicle operators in their quest to increase
ridership and reduce fuel consumption, as well as to identify and
mitigate security risks on transit vehicles. Positioned not only to
serve and address mobility, energy conservation, and environmental
concerns, our products also serve the growing U.S. Homeland Security
market. For more information about the Company and its operations
worldwide, go to www.digrec.com.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
In particular, statements concerning the timing and amount of proposed
U.S. federal transit funding, statements made by APTA regarding
proposed U.S. federal transit and transit security funding, the
expected demand for our products and their ability to help improve
transit security, as well as any statement, express or implied,
concerning future events or expectations is a forward-looking
statement. Use of words such as "expect," "fully expect," "expected,"
"appears," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "would," "goal,"
"potential," "potentially," "range," "pursuit," "run rate,"
"stronger," "preliminarily," etc., is intended to identify
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties pertaining to the
statements concerning the timing and amount of proposed U.S. federal
transit and transit security funding, statements made by APTA
regarding proposed U.S. federal transit and transit security funding,
the expected demand for our products and their ability to help improve
transit security, as well as other risks and uncertainties as set
forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 28, 2007,
particularly those identified in Risk Factors Affecting Our Business.
There can be no assurance that any expectation, express or implied, in
a forward-looking statement will prove correct or that the
contemplated event or result will occur as anticipated.


    CONTACT: Veronica B. Marks
             Manager, Corporate Communications
             DRI Corporation
             Phone: (214) 378-4776
             Fax: (214) 378-8437
             E-Mail: veronicam@digrec.com