I currently have 3 separated web applications (WAR) successfully deployed into Tomcat. These 3 web apps now need a common header, footer, CSS, JavaScript, and other resources like images. The header has links to the 3 apps, and I am going to add a few more web applications, so I want to maintain 1 menu link list instead of multiple menu link lists individually.
I suggested using a web portal but that was rejected because it is too expensive and not easy to maintain. In fact, the nature of our applications is not well suited for a portal environment.
What option do I have instead of a portal?