Exhibit 99.1

 DRI Corporation's Growth Plan is Supported by Record Federal Funding
               for Public Transit and Transit Security


    --  Legislation Provides More Than $9.4 Billion for Public
        Transportation and $400 Million for Transit Security

    --  Important Component of Recent Company Guidance on Expected
        Record-Level 2008 Revenue and Earnings

    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 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, according to the American Public
Transportation Association (APTA), both the House and Senate have
passed legislation containing record-setting federal funding
appropriations of more than $9.4 billion for public transportation and
$400 million for transit security.

    "This is good news. It continues the federal funding increase
momentum that began with the passage of SAFETEA-LU authorizing
legislation. This is important to our 2008 plans, helps underpin our
recent guidance on expected record-level earnings and revenue, and
strengthens the U.S. transit and transit security markets. U.S.
federal funding increases potentially lead to additional demand for
DRI's transit communications and transit security equipment in our
growth plans," David L. Turney, the Company's Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, said.

    The legislation is now up for signature by President Bush.
According to Mr. Turney, when the legislation is signed, the Company
will have an opportunity to study the details and will then issue
additional information.

    ABOUT APTA

    APTA is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500
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 United States 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,
including without limitation, statements about the passage of any
federal appropriations legislation, the potential benefits to the
Company as a result of that legislation, statements relating to what
the legislation may reveal about Congressional intentions or future
trends in the transit market, statements about how such trends may
increase spending in the transit market and potentially increase
market demand for the Company's products and services, as well as any
statements which use words such as "expect," "fully expect,"
"expected," "appears," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "would,"
"goal," "potential," "potentially," "range," "pursuit," "run rate,"
"stronger," or "preliminarily," is a forward-looking statement. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties,
including without limitation, risks that the federal appropriations
legislation is enacted in such a way that it may not achieve the
results the Company currently anticipates, risk that the enaction of
that legislation does not result in the anticipated benefits to the
mass transit industry or the Company, risks that the legislation does
not accurately predict Congressional intent or indicate a future trend
in the mass transit industry, 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 amended and supplemented by our 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,
and we undertake no obligation to provide updates or supplements to
the information contained herein, including these forward looking
statements, except as required by the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

    CONTACT: DRI Corporation Contact:
             Veronica B. Marks
             Manager, Corporate Communications
             Phone: (214) 378-4776
             Fax: (214) 378-8437
             E-Mail: veronicam@digrec.com
             or
             Christensen-cQuest Contact:
             Collum Hunter
             Associate
             Phone: (480) 614-3036
             Fax: (480) 614-3033
             E-Mail: chunter@ChristensenIR.com