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. In this paper, we present two logics that allow for specifying distributed information systems, emphasizing communication among sites. The low-level logic D 0 offers features that are easy to implement but awkward to use for specification, while the high-level logic D 1 offers convenient specification features that are not easy to implement. We show that D 1 specifications may be automatically translated to D 0 in a sound and complete way. In order to prove soundness and completeness, we define our translation as a simple map of institutions. Our result may be useful for making implementation platforms like Corba easier accessible by providing high-level planning and specification methods for communication. 1 Introduction Two logics are presented that allow for specifying distributed information systems, emphasizing communication among sites. The low-level logic D 0 offers features that are easy to implement but awkward to use for specification, while the high-level logic D 1 offers...

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