Is it possible to run the Windows XP environment from an external HD?

I just purchased a MacBook Pro and need to run navigation/mapping applications written for windows only. I would rather not fill up the internal HD with XP and associated Apps.
Is it possible to install bootcamp or VM Fusion etc, Win XP and associated apps and run them on an external usb drive connected to my MacBook Pro?
TIA

BootCamp Discussion:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=237
This is the workstation Mac Pro, not MacBook series.
If you want Windows installed natively on its own partition, you can't use external USB or FW or eSATA, must be internal.
A virtual machine and its associated disk file image that is used in OS X can be anywhere you want.
Fusion supports BootCamp partitions, but isn't req'd.
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion

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