EXHIBIT 99.1

 DRI Corporation Notes Passage of Federal Transit Funding Legislation

          H.R. 1 Authorizes $3.4 Billion for Transit Security

     DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2007--DRI Corporation (DRI)
(Nasdaq:TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in the
domestic and international surface transportation and transit security
markets, noted today that Congress has approved H.R. 1, Improving
America's Security Act of 2007, which authorizes a significant
increase in transit security funding -- $3.4 billion over federal
fiscal years 2008-2011.

    "This legislation sets a new transit security funding record. If
President Bush signs it into law, we believe it may establish a trend
for increased security-related funding -- a trend that is important to
our business. It also underscores that Congress understands the
long-term need to significantly increase federal support for improving
security for millions of Americans as they ride our nation's public
transportation systems. This authorizing legislation better addresses
security needs in light of the terrorist attacks that occurred on
public transportation systems in London, Madrid, and Moscow," David L.
Turney, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
said.

    According to the American Public Transportation Association
(APTA), H.R. 1 also authorizes direct funding to public transportation
agencies without the requirement for a state or local funding match.
Authorized federal funding levels are $650 million for fiscal year
2008, $750 million for fiscal year 2009, $900 million for fiscal year
2010, and $1.1 billion for fiscal year 2011.

    Mr. Turney said that direct security funding means transit
agencies will be able to more quickly address the need for improved
security. "Transit agencies have already expended substantial amounts
of their own funds on security improvements. This federal legislation
may also indirectly benefit our overall business as local transit
agency funds that might otherwise have been directed at security
measures may now instead be used to improve and expand transit
services through increased acquisition of new vehicles and engineered
systems in the aftermarket."

    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 David L. Turney and
APTA regarding the uses of the recently proposed U.S. federal transit
and transit security funding and whether this increased funding may
evidence a trend toward increased public transit security funding,
statements about the anticipated benefits that this proposed
legislation may have on the Company's business and operations, 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, risks that those funds may not
be directly spent on security related public transit projects, risks
that this increased funding may not establish a trend toward increased
public transit security funding that would in turn benefit the
Company's business and operations, risks that there may not be an
increased demand for our products, risks that our products may not
add, or may not be perceived as adding, value towards improved 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