Exhibit 99.1

                       DRI Corporation Announces Order for
                               Mobitec(R) Products


     -- Order Valued at Up to $840,000 USD

     -- Products Destined for New Bus Vehicles in Germany and Turkey


     DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 6, 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 its Mobitec GmbH operation in Germany has received an order for
Mobitec(R) electronic destination sign systems valued at up to $840,000 USD.

     "An existing customer, OBB (Austrian Postbus) of Austria, has purchased
Mobitec(R) electronic destination sign systems on behalf of bus vehicle
manufacturers in Germany and Turkey. We anticipate that delivery will conclude
in fourth quarter 2007. Our international business growth through Mobitec has
been remarkable; this underscores our outlook that 2007 will be a year of
reported profit for DRI. We remain optimistic that the international market
holds significant 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 a joint venture in
Brazil and a recently announced joint venture startup in 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, including, without
limitation, statements concerning the timing and amount of the Mobitec(R) order
or its expected delivery and installation dates; our belief that this order fits
in with achieving our 2007 strategic goals and profit forecast; 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 or which use words such as "expect,"
"fully expect," "expected," "appears," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "would,"
"goal," "potential," "potentially," "range," "pursuit," "run rate," "stronger,"
"preliminarily," etc. These 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 this order
may not significantly contribute to our 2007 strategic goals and profit
forecast; 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