diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2284801..3562245 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	<name>social-networking-library-ws</name>
 	<description>Rest interface for the social networking library.</description>
 	<properties>
+		<java-version>1.8</java-version>
 		<version.swagger>1.5.13</version.swagger>
 		<version.jersey>2.25.1</version.jersey>
 		<distroDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</distroDirectory>
@@ -26,17 +27,17 @@
 	</properties>
 
 	<scm>
-		<connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}.git</connection>
-		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/s${project.artifactId}.git</developerConnection>
-		<url>https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}</url>
+		<connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/social-networking-library-ws.git</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/social-networking-library-ws.git</developerConnection>
+		<url>https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/social-networking-library-ws</url>
 	</scm>
-
+	
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<artifactId>maven-smartgears-bom</artifactId>
+				<version>LATEST</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
@@ -52,27 +53,32 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.4.1-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
 			<artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
+			<version>1.5.2</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
+			<version>2.6</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
+			<version>6.2.5</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
 			<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<version>18.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -106,16 +112,19 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
 			<artifactId>astyanax-thrift</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.2</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
 			<artifactId>astyanax-cassandra</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.2</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
 			<artifactId>astyanax-core</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.2</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
@@ -124,11 +133,6 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
-			<artifactId>cassandra-all</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.socialnetworking</groupId>
 			<artifactId>social-util-library</artifactId>
@@ -138,112 +142,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.thrift</groupId>
-			<artifactId>libthrift</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.ning</groupId>
-			<artifactId>compress-lzf</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.googlecode.concurrentlinkedhashmap</groupId>
-			<artifactId>concurrentlinkedhashmap-lru</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.github.stephenc.high-scale-lib</groupId>
-			<artifactId>high-scale-lib</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jackson-core-asl</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.github.stephenc</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jamm</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>jline</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jline</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>joda-time</groupId>
-			<artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.yammer.metrics</groupId>
-			<artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles</groupId>
-			<artifactId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles.commons-csv</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>
-			<artifactId>persistence-api</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-			<artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>
-			<artifactId>snappy-java</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>edu.stanford.ppl</groupId>
-			<artifactId>snaptree</artifactId>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>stax</groupId>
-			<artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
-			<artifactId>stringtemplate</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.eaio.uuid</groupId>
-			<artifactId>uuid</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -251,11 +156,6 @@
 			<artifactId>ic-client</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
-			<artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>
@@ -269,11 +169,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 			<artifactId>home-library</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 			<artifactId>home-library-jcr</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -312,7 +214,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.ning</groupId>
 			<artifactId>compress-lzf</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.3</version><!--$NO-MVN-MAN-VER$ -->
+			<version>1.0.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -358,33 +260,21 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
-		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-			<version>4.5.3</version>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-			<artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
-			<version>4.4.9</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.portlet</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portlet-api</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- SmartGears -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-smartgears</artifactId>
-			<version>[2.2.0, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-smartgears-app</artifactId>
-			<version>[2.0.2, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -392,11 +282,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>notifications-common-library</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.3.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aslsocial</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.7.1-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -405,22 +297,6 @@
 			<version>4.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.servlet/javax.servlet-api -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-			<artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
@@ -429,6 +305,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.1.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>compile</phase>
@@ -444,9 +321,10 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
-					<target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- SA Plugin -->