Yes, OpenEdge support Java8 Runtime on ALL OpenEdge Supported platforms for OpenEdge 11.6, for all components
except the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge.PDSOE 11.6 still uses the Eclipse 4.3.1 framework, which has not been tested with Java versions higher than 1.7.x.
Below table lists the entry-level versions of Java8 Runtime for OpenEdge 11.6.
| Operating System | Java8 Runtime Version |
| Windows NT(32-bit) | Java 1.8.0_11 (32_bit) |
| Windows NT64(64-bit) | Java 1.8.0_11_x64 (64-bit) |
| Linux 32-bit | Java 1.8.0_11 (32-bit) |
| Linux 64-bit | Java 1.8.0_11 (64-bit) |
| Solaris 64-bit | Java 1.8.0_11 (64-bit) |
| HP-UX IA 64-bit | Java 1.8.0 (64-bit) |
| AIX 64-bit | Java 1.8.0 (64-bit) |
Later versions of Java 1.8.0_xx are supported. See the OpenEdge Java certification policy in the Product Availability Guide for more details about how Progress certifies Java.