Exhibit 99.1


               DRI Corporation Announces CEO Interview
                  With WALL STREET REPORTER Magazine

     Interview Slated Aug. 7 at Approximately 4:30 p.m. (Eastern)


    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 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 David L. Turney, the Company's Chairman,
President, and Chief Executive Officer, will be interviewed by WALL
STREET REPORTER magazine on Aug. 7, 2007, at approximately 4:30 p.m.
(Eastern).

    During the interview, Mr. Turney will discuss federal funding for
surface mass transit and transit security, and what that funding could
potentially mean to the Company. An audio webcast of the interview
will be available for 48 hours via www.wallstreetreporter.com.

    "As I mentioned at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders and in
recent press releases, we are increasing our focus on educating
investors about the Company. We believe that DRI is uniquely
positioned in the global Intelligent Transportation Systems market and
in the U.S. Homeland Security market for surface mass transit systems.
The Company's products address environmental, mobility and security
issues, as well as help improve the quality of life -- matters at the
very heart of what affects us every day," Mr. Turney said.

    UPCOMING IR CONFERENCES

    --  RedChip Small-Cap Investor Conference, Aug. 16-17, 2007,
        Waldorf Astoria, New York - The Company's conference
        presentation is slated on Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern). The
        conference is open to investment bankers, fund managers,
        institutional and accredited investors, research analysts, and
        high net worth individuals. However, investors from all over
        the world will be able to see and hear conference presenters
        in real time at www.redchip.com.

    --  Arch Investment Conference, Sept. 20, 2007, San Francisco -
        The conference is open to the financial community. An audio
        webcast will be available via www.vcall.com and
        www.investrend.com. For more information, visit
        www.archconferences.com.

    --  EQUITIES Magazine Transatlantic Conference, Oct. 1, 2007,
        London Stock Exchange, London - This conference is open to the
        financial community. An audio webcast will be available via
        www.equitiesmagazine.com.

    For more information about DRI's planned financial and transit
industry conferences, review the "Calendar of Events" section within
Company's Web site, www.digrec.com.

    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 Company's belief that it is
uniquely positioned in the global Intelligent Transportation Systems
market and in the U.S. Homeland Security market, as well as any
statement, express or implied, concerning future events or
expectations that 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 are
subject to risks and uncertainties including risks that we may not
achieve the market position in the global Intelligent Transportation
Systems and Homeland Security Markets, 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, as those risk factors are updated by our subsequent
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. 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