Maven failed to resolve dependencies - javax.activation

Sun will not allow Maven to redistribute its binaries, including JavaMail JAR and Activation JAR. Instead, all users must install Sun binaries manually by downloading them from Sun's website and running the mvn install command.

1. Download Java Activation Framework

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jaf-136260.html

and then

http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jaf/1.0.2-fcs/jaf-1_0_2-upd2.zip

2. Extract "jaf-1.0.2"

3. Run at folder "jaf-1.0.2"

mvn install:install-file -Dfile=activation.jar -DgroupId=javax.activation -DartifactId=activation -Dversion=1.0.2 -Dpackaging=jar

The artifact you need is javax.activation:activation:jar:1.0.2 (pay attention to the jar part), while the artifact you have in your repo is javax.activation:activation:pom:1.0.2. Either place a jar one into your repo or add <classifier>pom</classifier> to your <dependency>.