diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d844c3d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/target
+.classpath
+.settings
+.project
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a8ead4c3..599ace3fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<version>6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
-	<repositories>
-		<repository>
-			<id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>
-			<name>Java.net Maven 2 Repository</name>
-			<url>http://download.java.net/maven/2</url>
-		</repository>
-	</repositories>
-
 	<!-- Shared version number properties -->
 	<properties>
 		<org.springframework.version>3.2.4.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
@@ -168,7 +160,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jta</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.1B</version>
+			<version>1.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.sourceforge.jtds</groupId>