An auspex, or augur, was an interpreter of omens in ancient Rome. At the time, its major competitor was Auspex Systems. Auspex International is a company founded in London in 2018 by former Cambridge Analytica staff. In March 2015, Teva acquired Auspex Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion growing its CNS portfolio. Auspex introduced the first network-attached storage (NAS) devices.