NEW DELHI: Gearing up to be a Chief Information Officer (CIO)? It might just pay to combine your technology acumen with some business skills-as companies are increasingly looking at CIOs who understand business as well. CIOs must refresh the outdated perspectives that other executives hold about their role in order to succeed, according to Ernst & Young's new report DNA of the CIO. The report, based on a survey of over 300 IT professionals globally, draws on in-depth interviews with a further 25 CIOs and 40 respondents from across the rest of the C-suite (CEO, COO etc), to capture business views about the CIO role today. The central role that