Best solution to run Sage on multiple Macs and a PC?

Hi all.
We are a small advertising agency of around 10 people, all using Macs, except for our accountant who uses her own PC laptop to run accounting software Sage Line 50.
We now want 3 other staff members to access the same Sage database and edit it just like our accountant can, all of whom will be using Macs. I am now trying to figure out the best solution for us. We wouldn't want to boot any Mac into Windows, so perhaps using Parallels on 3 Macs, with Sage installed on those 3 Macs would be the most obvious solution, but is it the best?
I understand Sage have an online version of Line 50 which runs through the browser but after talking to them, they cannot comment on the Mac compatibility of this. If our accountant could host the database on her PC, while the other 3 staff members access this online through the Macs this would be perfect, and cheaper. But does anyone know if the Sage online software will work through a browser such as Safari or Firefox on the Mac? If not, perhaps we need to install Parallels on each Mac, just to run the online browser software as this may still work out cheaper than installing the actual Sage Line 50 software on each Mac.
I hope this all makes sense, I'm really confused myself. I have spoken to Sage who can't help much when it comes to talking about Macs, and this is the only other place where I feel I could get an answer. Any input is greatly appreciated, thank you in advance!
Cheers.

Depends.
What do you need to do that requires Windows?
Without knowing that, some guesses are CrossOver, Parallele, VMWare Fusion or Boot Camp. These are listed by easy of implementation and increase service provided by each item in the list.
Allan

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