DRI Corporation Announces Facility Expansion in Sweden

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DRI Corporation (DRI) (NASDAQ: TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in the global surface transportation and transit security markets, announced today that it is expanding its Mobitec AB (Mobitec) subsidiary’s production facilities in Herrljunga, Sweden, to accelerate production levels stemming from current order flow and anticipated new orders as a result of increased global sales activities.

David L. Turney, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Mobitec is growing, and production capacity is increasing. Our space expansion includes production and administrative areas, service and after-market areas, and product testing labs. Our present space is increasing by approximately 25 percent; the increase in production space alone accounts for approximately 40 percent of the additional concrete. The expansion, which already is underway, is expected to be fully operational by the end of first quarter 2010. We are very excited about this subsidiary and its potential for future growth.”

ABOUT THE MOBITEC GROUP

Mobitec, a global supplier of electronic information display systems, is highly respected for its products, technology, service, and quality. Mobitec is based in Herrljunga, Sweden. It presently operates business units in Australia, Brazil, Germany and Singapore, as well as a joint venture in India. For more information, visit www.mobitec.eu.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

DRI Corporation is a digital communications technology leader in the global surface transportation and transit security markets. Our products include: TwinVision® and Mobitec® electronic destination sign systems, Talking Bus® voice announcement systems, Digital Recorders® Internet-based passenger information and automatic vehicle location/monitoring systems, and VacTell® 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 facility expansion in Sweden, that facility’s use for present and anticipated order flow, 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,” “forecast,” “opinion,” etc., is a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties associated with the facility expansion in Sweden and that facility’s use for present and anticipated order flow, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 31, 2009, and as updated in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed Nov. 16, 2009, 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.

DRI Corporation Contact:
Veronica B. Marks
Manager, Corporate Communications
Phone: (214) 378-4776
Fax: (214) 378-8437
E-Mail: ir@digrec.com