Running two iPods from one PC

I have a 3G 20Gb iPod that I've been running for over a year with iTunes on one PC.
For Christmas my brother has got a 4Gb Nano.
We have totally different tastes in music...
Can we operate two seperate iTunes on the same PC so that I can sync my iPod against my existing iTunes and so he can start to use his Nano totally independantly of mine, importing and syncing via a totally new iTunes?

Sure!
Please see this for more info:
Natalie Beresford: Multiple iPods/iTunes Installations

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