diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java
index bd7f73c64a..d8a49956b6 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
 import javax.faces.event.ValueChangeEvent;
-import javax.xml.ws.Service;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ public List<HProjectIteration> getSortedInstanceProjectIterations() {
         List<HProjectIteration> list =
                 Lists.newArrayList(getInstance().getProjectIterations());
 
-        Collections.sort(list, ComparatorUtil.PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR);
+        Collections.sort(list, ComparatorUtil.VERSION_PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR);
 
         return list;
     }
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHomeAction.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHomeAction.java
index e87a277b71..1367456440 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHomeAction.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHomeAction.java
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ public int compare(HProjectIteration o1, HProjectIteration o2) {
                             wordStatistic2.getUntranslated());
                 }
             } else {
-                return o1.getProject().getName().toLowerCase()
-                        .compareTo(o2.getProject().getName().toLowerCase());
+                return ComparatorUtil.compareStringIgnoreCase(
+                        o1.getProject().getName(), o2.getProject().getName());
             }
             return 0;
         }
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/ZanataSearch.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/ZanataSearch.java
index 45bca6adc9..7f3207cc75 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/ZanataSearch.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/ZanataSearch.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.In;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Name;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Scope;
+import org.zanata.common.EntityStatus;
 import org.zanata.dao.AccountDAO;
 import org.zanata.dao.ProjectDAO;
+import org.zanata.dao.ProjectIterationDAO;
 import org.zanata.model.HAccount;
 import org.zanata.model.HProject;
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.zanata.ui.AbstractAutocomplete;
 import org.zanata.ui.AbstractListFilter;
 import org.zanata.ui.InMemoryListFilter;
+import org.zanata.util.ComparatorUtil;
 import org.zanata.util.DateUtil;
 import org.zanata.util.ServiceLocator;
 
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@
  * This will search both projects and people.
  */
 @Name("zanataSearch")
-@Scope(ScopeType.CONVERSATION)
+@Scope(ScopeType.PAGE)
 @AutoCreate
 public class ZanataSearch implements Serializable {
 
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ public class ZanataSearch implements Serializable {
     @In
     private ProjectDAO projectDAO;
 
+    @In
+    private ProjectIterationDAO projectIterationDAO;
+
     @In
     private AccountDAO accountDAO;
 
@@ -71,6 +77,10 @@ public class ZanataSearch implements Serializable {
     private final UserComparator userComparator =
         new UserComparator(getUserSortingList());
 
+    private List<HProject> projects;
+
+    private List<HAccount> accounts;
+
     @AllArgsConstructor
     @NoArgsConstructor
     public class SearchResult {
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ private class ProjectUserAutocomplete extends
         @Override
         public List<SearchResult> suggest() {
             List<SearchResult> result = Lists.newArrayList();
-            if (StringUtils.isEmpty(getQuery())) {
+            if (StringUtils.isBlank(getQuery())) {
                 return result;
             }
             try {
@@ -126,7 +136,6 @@ public List<SearchResult> suggest() {
             } catch (ParseException pe) {
                 return result;
             }
-
         }
 
         /**
@@ -146,9 +155,6 @@ public void setQuery(String query) {
     @Getter
     private final AbstractListFilter<HProject> projectTabProjectFilter =
         new InMemoryListFilter<HProject>() {
-
-            private ProjectDAO projectDAO = ServiceLocator.instance()
-                .getInstance(ProjectDAO.class);
             /**
              * Fetches all records.
              *
@@ -156,18 +162,10 @@ public void setQuery(String query) {
              */
             @Override
             protected List<HProject> fetchAll() {
-                if (StringUtils.isEmpty(getAutocomplete().getQuery())) {
-                    return Collections.emptyList();
-                }
-                try {
-                    List<HProject> projects =
-                            projectDAO.searchProjects(getAutocomplete()
-                                    .getQuery(), -1, 0, includeObsolete);
-                    Collections.sort(projects, projectComparator);
-                    return projects;
-                } catch (ParseException e) {
+                if (StringUtils.isBlank(getAutocomplete().getQuery())) {
                     return Collections.emptyList();
                 }
+                return getProjects();
             }
 
             /**
@@ -186,9 +184,6 @@ protected boolean include(HProject elem, String filter) {
     @Getter
     private final AbstractListFilter<HAccount> userTabUserFilter =
         new InMemoryListFilter<HAccount>() {
-            private AccountDAO accountDAO = ServiceLocator.instance()
-                .getInstance(AccountDAO.class);
-
             /**
              * Fetches all records.
              *
@@ -199,11 +194,7 @@ protected List<HAccount> fetchAll() {
                 if (StringUtils.isEmpty(getAutocomplete().getQuery())) {
                     return Collections.emptyList();
                 }
-                List<HAccount> hAccounts =
-                    accountDAO.searchQuery(getAutocomplete().getQuery(),
-                        -1, 0);
-                Collections.sort(hAccounts, userComparator);
-                return hAccounts;
+                return getAccounts();
             }
 
             /**
@@ -219,6 +210,39 @@ protected boolean include(HAccount elem, String filter) {
             }
         };
 
+    public List<HProject> getProjects()  {
+        if (projects == null) {
+            ProjectDAO projectDAO =
+                ServiceLocator.instance().getInstance(ProjectDAO.class);
+            try {
+                projects = projectDAO.searchProjects(getAutocomplete()
+                    .getQuery(), -1, 0, includeObsolete);
+                Collections.sort(projects,
+                        ComparatorUtil.PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR);
+            } catch (ParseException e) {
+                return Collections.emptyList();
+            }
+        }
+        return projects;
+    }
+
+    public List<HAccount> getAccounts() {
+        if (accounts == null) {
+            AccountDAO accountDAO =
+                ServiceLocator.instance().getInstance(AccountDAO.class);
+
+            accounts = accountDAO.searchQuery(getAutocomplete().getQuery(),
+                    -1, 0);
+            Collections.sort(accounts,
+                ComparatorUtil.ACCOUNT_NAME_COMPARATOR);
+        }
+        return accounts;
+    }
+
+    public int getVersionSize(String projectSlug) {
+        return projectIterationDAO.getByProjectSlug(projectSlug,
+                EntityStatus.ACTIVE, EntityStatus.READONLY).size();
+    }
 
     public int getTotalProjectCount() {
         if(StringUtils.isEmpty(getAutocomplete().getQuery())) {
@@ -252,10 +276,12 @@ public String formatDate(Date date) {
      * Sort project list
      */
     public void sortProjectList() {
+        Collections.sort(projects, projectComparator);
         projectTabProjectFilter.reset();
     }
 
     public void sortUserList() {
+        Collections.sort(accounts, userComparator);
         userTabUserFilter.reset();
     }
 
@@ -278,10 +304,11 @@ public int compare(HProject o1, HProject o2) {
             }
 
             if (selectedSortOption.equals(SortingType.SortOption.CREATED_DATE)) {
-                return o1.getCreationDate().compareTo(o2.getCreationDate());
+                return ComparatorUtil.compareDate(o1.getCreationDate(),
+                        o2.getCreationDate());
             } else {
-                return o1.getName().toLowerCase().compareTo(
-                    o2.getName().toLowerCase());
+                return ComparatorUtil.compareStringIgnoreCase(o1.getName(),
+                        o2.getName());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -303,8 +330,8 @@ public int compare(HAccount o1, HAccount o2) {
                 o1 = o2;
                 o2 = temp;
             }
-            return o1.getPerson().getName().toLowerCase().compareTo(
-                o2.getPerson().getName().toLowerCase());
+            return ComparatorUtil.compareStringIgnoreCase(
+                    o1.getPerson().getName(), o2.getPerson().getName());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtil.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtil.java
index 12a4f7e08e..b58a4034af 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtil.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtil.java
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 package org.zanata.util;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Date;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.zanata.common.ProjectType;
+import org.zanata.model.HAccount;
 import org.zanata.model.HAccountRole;
 import org.zanata.model.HLocale;
 import org.zanata.model.HPerson;
@@ -49,22 +52,19 @@ public int compare(HLocale hLocale, HLocale hLocale2) {
             new Comparator<HPerson>() {
                 @Override
                 public int compare(HPerson hPerson, HPerson hPerson2) {
-                    return hPerson.getName().compareTo(hPerson2.getName());
-                }
+                    return compareStringIgnoreCase(hPerson.getName(),
+                            hPerson2.getName());
+        }
             };
 
-    public static final Comparator<HProjectIteration> PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR =
+    public static final Comparator<HProjectIteration> VERSION_PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR =
             new Comparator<HProjectIteration>() {
                 @Override
                 public int compare(HProjectIteration version1,
                         HProjectIteration version2) {
-                    return version1
-                            .getProject()
-                            .getName()
-                            .toLowerCase()
-                            .compareTo(
-                                    version2.getProject().getName()
-                                            .toLowerCase());
+                    return compareStringIgnoreCase(
+                            version1.getProject().getName(),
+                            version2.getProject().getName());
                 }
             };
 
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ public int compare(HProjectIteration version1,
             new Comparator<HProjectIteration>() {
                 @Override
                 public int compare(HProjectIteration o1, HProjectIteration o2) {
-                    return o2.getCreationDate().compareTo(o1.getCreationDate());
+                    return compareDate(o2.getCreationDate(),
+                            o1.getCreationDate());
                 }
             };
 
@@ -81,10 +82,19 @@ public int compare(HProjectIteration o1, HProjectIteration o2) {
             new Comparator<HProject>() {
                 @Override
                 public int compare(HProject o1, HProject o2) {
-                    return o2.getCreationDate().compareTo(o1.getCreationDate());
+                    return compareDate(o2.getCreationDate(),
+                            o1.getCreationDate());
                 }
             };
 
+    public static final Comparator<HProject> PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR =
+        new Comparator<HProject>() {
+            @Override
+            public int compare(HProject o1, HProject o2) {
+                return compareStringIgnoreCase(o1.getName(), o2.getName());
+            }
+        };
+
     public static final Comparator<HAccountRole> ACCOUNT_ROLE_COMPARATOR =
             new Comparator<HAccountRole>() {
                 @Override
@@ -106,4 +116,33 @@ public int compare(ProjectType o1, ProjectType o2) {
                     return o1.toString().compareTo(o2.toString());
                 }
             };
+
+    public static final Comparator<HAccount> ACCOUNT_NAME_COMPARATOR =
+            new Comparator<HAccount>() {
+                @Override
+                public int compare(HAccount o1, HAccount o2) {
+                    return compareStringIgnoreCase(o1.getPerson().getName(), o2
+                            .getPerson().getName());
+                }
+            };
+
+    public static int compareDate(Date date1, Date date2) {
+        if (date1 == null) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (date2 == null) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        return date1.compareTo(date2);
+    }
+
+    public static final int compareStringIgnoreCase(String str1, String str2) {
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(str1)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(str2)) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        return str1.toLowerCase().compareTo(str2.toLowerCase());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/search/projects-tab.xhtml b/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/search/projects-tab.xhtml
index d7ced1367a..92a8e273f2 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/search/projects-tab.xhtml
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/search/projects-tab.xhtml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
                     <div class="list__item__meta">
                       <i class="i i--version"
-                        title="#{msgs['jsf.Versions']}"></i> #{project.projectIterations.size}
+                        title="#{msgs['jsf.Versions']}"></i> #{zanataSearch.getVersionSize(project.slug)}
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <div class="list__item__actions">
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtilTest.java b/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtilTest.java
index 4471975097..8493af3b51 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtilTest.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/test/java/org/zanata/util/ComparatorUtilTest.java
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ public void HProjectIterationProjectNameCompare() throws Exception {
         HProjectIteration hProjectIteration3 = new HProjectIteration();
         hProjectIteration3.setProject(hProject3);
 
-        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
+        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.VERSION_PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
                 .compare(hProjectIteration1, hProjectIteration1)).isEqualTo(0);
-        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
+        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.VERSION_PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
                 .compare(hProjectIteration2, hProjectIteration3)).isEqualTo(0);
-        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
+        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.VERSION_PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
                 .compare(hProjectIteration1, hProjectIteration3)).isEqualTo(-1);
-        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
+        assertThat(ComparatorUtil.VERSION_PROJECT_NAME_COMPARATOR
                 .compare(hProjectIteration3, hProjectIteration1)).isEqualTo(1);
     }