Exhibit 99.1

DRI Corporation Announces International Order for Mobitec(R) Electronic
                       Destination Sign Systems

            Chilean Order Valued in Excess of $900,000 USD


    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2007--DRI Corporation (DRI)
(NASDAQ: TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in the
domestic and international surface transportation and transit security
markets, announced today that the Mobitec Brazil Ltda. joint venture
of its Swedish subsidiary Mobitec AB (Mobitec) has received an order
for Mobitec(R) electronic destination sign systems valued in excess of
$900,000 USD.

    "This order is our second major order in the Chilean market; we
previously announced an order valued at $1.9 million USD in May 2005.
The Mobitec Brazil Ltda. operating team expects to begin delivery in
third quarter 2007 from our operation in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil, and to
conclude delivery in 2007. Our international business growth through
Mobitec has been remarkable. We believe Mobitec's efforts will open
doors to additional international market channels for other DRI
products and business units. We see the international market as being
a significant future growth opportunity for the Company," David L.
Turney, the Company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive
Officer, said.

    ABOUT MOBITEC AB

    A premier supplier of electronic destination sign systems in the
Nordic markets, the Company's Mobitec AB subsidiary is highly
respected for its products, technology, service, and quality. Based in
Herrljunga, Sweden, Mobitec AB has business units in Australia and
Germany, as well as ventures in Brazil and India.

    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 the
Mobitec(R) order or its expected delivery and installation dates; our
belief that Chile presents a potentially new or expanded marketplace
for our goods and services; our belief that this order fits in with
achieving our 2007 strategic goals; our belief that Mobitec is opening
additional international market channels for other DRI products and
business units; and our belief that the international market
represents a significant growth opportunity for our products and
services; 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 about the assumptions behind the Mobitec(R)
orders, delivery and installation; risk that Chile may not represent a
new or expanded market for our goods and services; risk that this
order may not significantly contribute to our 2007 strategic goals;
risk that Mobitec may not open additional international market
channels for other DRI products and business units; and risk that we
have overestimated the growth potential for our products and services
in the international market; as well as other risks and uncertainties
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