Exhibit 99.1

              DRI Corporation Announces Participation in
              International Transit Industry Conference


    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 12, 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 AB subsidiary in Sweden will
be participating as an exhibitor at Busworld Europe Kortrijk, Oct.
19-24, 2007, in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium.

    "Busworld Europe Kortrijk is the biggest and oldest specialized
exhibition for the coach and bus sector in the world. During the 18th
edition of this biennial exhibition, the event will attract coach and
bus builders, accessory manufacturers, public transportation officials
and suppliers, and tourism officials from around the globe. Mobitec's
sales and marketing representatives will be meeting with many
customers and prospective customers throughout the six-day conference
at exhibit booth number Rambla 2-7 to discuss Mobitec(R) products and
services," David L. Turney, the Company's Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, said.

    For more information about Busworld Europe Kortrijk, go to
www.busworld.org.

    ABOUT MOBITEC AB

    A premier supplier of electronic destination sign systems in the
Nordic markets, the Company's Mobitec AB subsidiary is a global leader
in the design and manufacture of system technology for mobile
passenger information on buses and rail transport. Based in
Herrljunga, Sweden, Mobitec AB has business units in Australia and
Germany, as well as joint ventures in Brazil and India. For more
information, go to http://www.mobitec.eu/.

    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 Busworld Europe Kortrijk
attendees' anticipated interest in the Company's transit
communications and security products and services marketed via an
exhibit at the event, 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 that Busworld Europe
Kortrijk attendees may not express considerable interest in the
Company's transit communications and security products and services,
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